also: もうじゅうつかい
noun
wild animal tamer; lion tamer
Refers to a person who trains or performs with wild animals, especially in a circus or show context.
See also: 使い (つかい)
サーカスで猛獣使いがライオンを指揮していた。
The wild animal tamer was directing the lions at the circus.
彼は子供の頃、猛獣使いになるのが夢だった。
When he was a child, his dream was to become a wild animal tamer.
調教師 is a more general term for animal trainer, not limited to wild animals. 猛獣使い specifically implies working with dangerous wild animals.
Compound of 猛獣 (もうじゅう, 'wild beast') and 使い (つかい, 'handler, user'). The reading づかい is a sequential voicing (rendaku) of つかい.