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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
- /teɪm/
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- [teym]
- /teɪm/
Definitions of tamer word
- adjective tamer changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 1
- adjective tamer without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat. 1
- adjective tamer tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition. 1
- adjective tamer lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party. 1
- adjective tamer spiritless or pusillanimous. 1
- adjective tamer not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around. 1
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Origin of tamer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (v.) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English temen to tame, Old English temian, derivative of tam; cognate with Old Norse temja, Gothic gatamjan; akin to Latin domāre to tame
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Parts of speech for Tamer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tamer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.