"horse whisperer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horse whisperers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse whisperer (plural horse whisperers)
  1. A horse trainer who adopts a sympathetic view of the motives, needs, and desires of the horse, based on modern equine psychology.
    Sense id: en-horse_whisperer-en-noun-aQxc8ZR7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45
  2. A person who purportedly has a magical ability that enables them to speak to horses or to have control over horses through whispering. Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-horse_whisperer-en-noun-1gSlejUP Disambiguation of Horses: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 42 58

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