noun
whisperer
noun
1
Someone who whispers, or, informally, someone with a special skill for calming or handling a particular kind of animal or difficult situation.
"The trainer was known locally as a horse whisperer for her gentle way with nervous animals."
How to Use Whisperer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally, someone who whispers — but often used figuratively for someone unusually skilled at calming or managing something.
Common pairings
horse whisperer
dog whisperer
Word Forms
whisperers plural
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Etymology
From whisper plus -er; the sense of a calming expert became popular after the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer.