[f. TAME v.1 + -ER1.] One who or that which tames.
1530. Palsgr., 279/1. Tamar of a horse, courtier de chevaulx.
1573. Twyne, Æneid, XII.
The ofspringe of Assaracus, Mnestheus, Asylas wilde, | |
Messapus eke a tamer stout of stéedes, Neptunus childe. |
1610. Healey, St. Aug. Citie of God, 139. Scipio the tamer of Carthage.
1742. Gray, Adversity, 2. Thou tamer of the human breast.
1859. Art Taming Horses, etc., vi. 77. The moment the horse moves the tamer draws the strap tight round the body of the horse.