Domesticator

/dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person or animal that tames or adapts wild species to live and breed in human environments, or something that makes something domestic.

Etymology

From domesticate (Latin domesticus, 'of the home') + -or (agent suffix). The root domesticus comes from domus, 'house,' reflecting the process of bringing wild animals into the domestic sphere.

Kelly Says

Domesticators changed human history—early humans who domesticated wolves created dogs, and those who tamed grains created agriculture. This single act of taming transformed us from nomads into civilization-builders.

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