lion tamer
Noun
Meaning
lion tamer (plural lion tamers)
A circus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment.
Examples
He also played timid, socially inept characters such as Arthur Putey, the man who sits idly by as a marriage counsellor ( Eric Idle ) makes love to his wife ( Carol Cleveland ), and Mr. Anchovy, a chartered accountant who wants to become a lion tamer.
Baiting and taming main Nineteenth-century etching of a lion tamer in a cage of lions Lion-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of lions in combat with other animals, usually dogs.
How "one should" act is often determined by an image one has of how one such as oneself (say, a bank manager, lion tamer, prostitute, etc.) acts.