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.
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How to use handler in a sentence
They may show no interest in toys at all, as well as being considerably less motivated to please the handler.
Is your dog actually smart? Depends on its memory. | By Jan Hoole/The Conversation | February 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf a dog does detect the coronavirus in a person, it has been trained to sit down, in a relatively un-alarming way of signaling to its handler.
Miami Heat to use coronavirus-sniffing dogs to allow some fans back into arena | Des Bieler | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe collar is closed with a specially designed magnetic release that the handler can activate, but the dog can’t.
This new harness lets military dogs parachute safely and with style | Christina Mackenzie | January 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe new rules also mandate access for only up to two dogs per handler, but, again, an airline can choose to allow more if it so wishes.
Why the Emotional Support Dog Ban Is Good for Everyone | Wes Siler | December 9, 2020 | Outside OnlineEven today, they’re often controlled by a human handler behind the scenes, and the most jaw-dropping cuts can require several takes to nail.
The Robot Revolution Was Televised: Our All-Time Favorite Boston Dynamics Robot Videos | Jason Dorrier | July 19, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Chelsea handler made political statements with hers on Instagram.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe one woman since Rivers to find success in late-night, Chelsea handler on the bowels of cable on the E!
Joan Rivers's Trailblazing, Troubled, and Complicated Role in Late-Night TV | Kevin Fallon | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThandler, you see, might have been the first late-night host who got it.
Chelsea Handler Ends 'Chelsea Lately' With One Last Middle Finger | Kevin Fallon | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is to say that handler is, at the very least, a polarizing personality.
Chelsea Handler Ends 'Chelsea Lately' With One Last Middle Finger | Kevin Fallon | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut beyond the execution of her show on a nightly basis, Chelsea handler as a late-night host at all was revolutionary.
Chelsea Handler Ends 'Chelsea Lately' With One Last Middle Finger | Kevin Fallon | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnder his expert manipulation, a small robot handler rolled into the room.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellThe 'Disclosure' Act was an old ruling that any transmission must not be used for the benefit of any handler.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithWhen with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.
Ellen Walton | Alvin AddisonAlmost grotesquely now, the handler stood poised above the place where the sphere had been and in its jaws it held the bar.
Empire | Clifford Donald SimakThere was a groaning crash as the handler came to a halt, shuddering, with only eight inches of the bar buried in the sphere.
Empire | Clifford Donald Simak
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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