Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamer

/ˈteɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: tamer
IPA: /ˈteɪmɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tames or subdues.

adj

comparative form of tame: more tame

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

"Only Enid could dare him at such a time, and even she felt occasionally that sinking of the heart which the bravest of tamers may experience as he unbars the gate of the cage."
"On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer."
"You came back from that island alive! Mate, yeer a bloomin' freak of nature! Yer a master! Yer a true tamer of the high seas! Yer more man than I am!"

Etymology

From tame (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tame#Verb, tame#Adjective
Root: تامر
Suffix: -er

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈteɪmɚ/

Inflected Forms

tamers (plural)

Phrases

bear tamer brat tamer lion tamer

Rhymes With

gamer disclaimer kramer cramer lamer framer flamer raymer namer reclaimer ramer bramer

Questions

How do you pronounce tamer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪmɚ/.
What does tamer mean?: One who tames or subdues.
Where does tamer come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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