whisperer

[hwis-per-er, wis-]

noun

1. a person or thing that whispers.

2. a gossip, talebearer, rumor-monger, or the like.

3. a person who handles or trains a specified type of animal mostly by means of gestures and has a special talent for communicating with the animal.

   a horse whisperer; a dog whisperer.

4. a person who has a special ability to calm, control, or influence another person based on an understanding of that person’s motives, needs, etc.

ˈwhisperer

/ ˈwɪspərə /

noun

1. a person or thing that whispers

2. a person who is able to tame or control animals, esp by talking to them in gentle tones

   a horse whisperer

Word History and Origins

Origin of whisperer¹

First recorded in 1540–50; whisper + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A horse whisperer was what they called him.

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On social media, she is known as the “the egg whisperer.”

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His team scrounged up three, including a rental from actor Giovanni Ribisi, who has developed a reputation as a cinematographer and camera whisperer with a menagerie of restored relics.

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Last summer, he and his father drove to Fresno and received private instruction for an hour or two from a true quarterback whisperer, Jeff Tedford, the coach of Aaron Rodgers at Cal.

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The Washington Post called Sheinbaum “the world’s leading Trump whisperer,” while the New York Times mused she might be “the anti-Trump.”

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