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handler

American  
[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that handles.

  2. Boxing. a person who assists in the training of a fighter or is the fighter's second during a fight.

  3. a person who exhibits a dog in a bench show or field trial.

handler 1 British  
/ ˈhændlə /

noun

  1. a person, esp a police officer, in charge of a specially trained dog

  2. a person who handles some specified thing

    a baggage handler

  3. a person who holds or incites a dog, gamecock, etc, esp in a race or contest

  4. the trainer or second of a boxer

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Handler 2 British  
/ ˈhændlə /

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of handler

1350–1400; Middle English. See handle, -er 1

Example Sentences

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Anna Webster, Verstappen's PR handler at Red Bull, realised he wanted to keep talking, so let them carry on.

From BBC

The review recommends a new "triage system" to help call handlers assess whether incidents need to be logged, backed up by specialised training, and a new AI tool to "help officers navigate legislation and guidance".

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A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.

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The Met has advised the error came about because the call handler pulled up a matching Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets.

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Bear will embark on a slower-paced chapter on the Sunshine Coast with one of his former handlers, getting belly rubs and playing his favourite game, fetch.

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