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title: tamer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tamer» in the school dictionary: A tamer is a person who tames or trains wild animals, such as a lion tamer in an old-fashioned circus. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tamer

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**Who acts:** tamer, person, lion tamer, roller coaster, new kitten, horse tamer · **What happens:** be, tame, train, use, mean, step · **To what, where:** person, wild animals, comparative, ride tamer, cage, tamer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tamer» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tamer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tamer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tamer is a person who tames or trains wild animals, such as a lion tamer in an old-fashioned circus.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:m1:1
# text = A tamer is a person who tames or trains wild animals, such as a lion tamer in an old-fashioned circus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tames	tame	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	trains	train	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	circus	circus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tamer | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tame** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **train** | present | a person *not said here* | wild animals |  |  |  | such a lion tamer in a fashioned circus | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tamer is the comparative of «tame»: more gentle and used to people.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:m2:1
# text = Tamer is the comparative of «tame»: more gentle and used to people.
1	Tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	comparative	comparative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	tame	tame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tamer | the comparative |  |  |  | of tame | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle | Tamer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tamer can also mean milder or less exciting: «The second ride was tamer».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:m3:1
# text = Tamer can also mean milder or less exciting: «The second ride was tamer».
1	Tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	milder	mild	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Tamer |  |  |  |  | mild *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | ride tamer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lion tamer stepped into the cage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x1:1
# text = The lion tamer stepped into the cage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cage	cage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | the lion tamer |  |  | the cage |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into cage=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This roller coaster is much tamer than the big one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x2:1
# text = This roller coaster is much tamer than the big one.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	roller	roller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	coaster	coaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this roller coaster | tamer |  |  |  | than the big one | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our new kitten is getting tamer every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x3:1
# text = Our new kitten is getting tamer every day.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | Our new kitten | tamer |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tamer=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse tamer spoke softly to the wild horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x4:1
# text = The horse tamer spoke softly to the wild horse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the horse tamer |  |  |  |  | to the wild horse; softly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to horse=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film for little children is a tamer version of the book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x5:1
# text = The film for little children is a tamer version of the book.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the film for little children | a tamer version |  |  |  | of the book | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of the two squirrels, the grey one was tamer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamer:x6:1
# text = Of the two squirrels, the grey one was tamer.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	tamer	tamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the grey one | tamer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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