1. a person who puts a bridle on a horse or other animal
2. a person who restrains or controls someone or something
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The bridler carefully fitted the horse with its bridle before the race.
• A skilled bridler knows how to handle nervous animals with patience.
• He acted as a bridler of the team's excessive spending.
• The bridler adjusted the straps to ensure the horse's comfort.
• She was known as a bridler of wild impulses in the group.