handler
a person or thing that handles.
Boxing. a person who assists in the training of a fighter or is the fighter's second during a fight.
a person who exhibits a dog in a bench show or field trial.
Origin of handler
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How to use handler in a sentence
Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDid her handlers fear what for the gaffe-prone Republican might say?
Did Joni Ernst’s Des Moines Register Diss Just Destroy Her ‘Iowa-Nice’? | Ben Jacobs | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut she was also having daily conversations with her OSI handlers about which drug rings she should try to infiltrate.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story | Jacob Siegel | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHandlers bring the puppies down in waves to prevent them from getting too tired, freaked out, or antsy while filming.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose most likely ex-handlers clearly underestimated the damage Justin Bieber can do with a guest book.
Justin Bieber’s No Good, Very Bad Year: Alleged Prostitutes, Reckless Driving, and More | Amy Zimmerman | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The difficulty of educating handlers of bills in distant places as to American credits.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsSoon the strike spread to the other roads and the number of striking coal-handlers reached 3000.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanBesides her own crew she had some Italians aboard, coal-handlers, they was, goin' over on a job for the owner.
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnHe told us we were the best fur handlers he had seen, and paid us two hundred dollars in American gold for what we had.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlyHes one of the most adroit handlers of an audience in Europe.
Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers | Carleton B. Case
British Dictionary definitions for handler (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhændlə) /
a person, esp a police officer, in charge of a specially trained dog
a person who handles some specified thing: a baggage handler
a person who holds or incites a dog, gamecock, etc, esp in a race or contest
the trainer or second of a boxer
British Dictionary definitions for Handler (2 of 2)
/ (ˈhændlə) /
Daniel . born 1970, US writer for older children, best known for the macabre humour of his A Series of Unfortunate Events, a sequence of books written in the persona of Lemony Snicket
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