1. people who temper or moderate something; those who make something less extreme
2. workers who heat and cool metals to achieve desired hardness and strength
Usage: technical; metallurgy

Examples

• The temperers in the discussion helped find a compromise between the opposing sides.
• Skilled temperers are essential in sword-making to ensure the blade has the right balance of hardness and flexibility.
• The political temperers worked to calm tensions between the rival factions.
• Steel temperers must carefully control temperature and timing during the process.
• The temperers of public opinion sought to reduce the heated rhetoric.
• Master temperers can create tools that are both durable and sharp.