temperer

One who moderates

A temperer is someone who tempers—moderating extremes, hardening metal through controlled heating and cooling, or bringing chocolate to the precise temperature that gives it gloss and snap.

The word appears most often in metalworking and confectionery: The temperer checked the steel's brittleness, Our head temperer has thirty years of experience with chocolate.

disposition

moderator

One who presates proceedings

pacifier · stabilizer · balancer · regulator · equalizer · peacemaker · conciliator · reconciler · harmonizer · adjuster

chocolate

crystallization

Forming ordered solid structure

enrobing · molding · confectioner · chocolatier · sheen · snap · bloom · thermometer · bonbon · coating

metalwork

forge

Furnace for shaping metal

  • anvilMetal-shaping block
  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil

quenching · hardening · annealing · metallurgy · steel · iron · bladesmith · blacksmith · swordsmith · knifemaker

craftsperson

artisan

Skilled manual tradesperson

tinsmith · silversmith · goldsmith · bronzeworker · toolmaker · farrier · cutler · armorer · wheelwright · founder

Categories
Opposites
moderation vs intensification

tempererintensifier

Something that strengthens

amplifier · escalator · inflamer · inciter · provocateur

softening vs hardening (metaphorical/rhetorical)

tempererhardener

Agent promoting rigidity

sharpener · toughener · edgier

Phrases
Family

temper, temperature, temperate, temperament, tempered, tempers, tempering, intemperate, distemper

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G