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ANIMAL TRAINER [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
OBS

The introduction of wild animals to circuses was an American innovation... Animal trainers had been seen on the fairgrounds of Europe for centuries, and the first great trainer to appear in the circus was Henri Martin.

OBS

animal trainer : This English term has a broader meaning than that of the French terms(the latter differentiate persons training wild animals, such as lions and tigers, from persons training domestic animals, such as dogs and parrots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
OBS

dompteur; dompteuse : Dans l'utilisation des animaux de cirque, on distingue deux catégories principales : les animaux dressés et les animaux domptés. Les dresseurs s'occupent des animaux domestiques [et les dompteurs, des animaux dits «sauvages», c.-à-d. les fauves.]

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Responsibility devolves not on the owner as such but on the "keeper", i. e. whoever harbours and controls the animal, like a trainer who kept in his stables someone else's horse that he knew to be accustomed to bite, or an occupier who took care of a vicious dog left on the premises by a previous tenant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Dans le contexte de la responsabilité pour animaux dangereux.

Spanish

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