Definition of handler
1 : one that handles something
2a : a person in immediate physical charge of an animal; especially : a person who exhibits dogs at shows or field trialsb : a person who trains or acts as second for a boxerc : a manager of a political or public figure or campaign
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Examples of handler in a Sentence
a dog handler and breeder
a politician and his handlers
Recent Examples of handler from the Web
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Fox is extremely quick and a skilled ball handler who showed the ability to get to the basket in his one season at Kentucky.
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McMillan initially promised to train fissile material handlers to be more heedful of plutonium-handling perils, for example, and to bring the inventory and safety documents guiding their work up to date.
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Photos and video from the scene showed livestock handlers trying to corral the hogs trotting along the interstate and rescue the animals left in the trailer.
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Evan Barratt Center, Round 3, 90 College: Penn State Skinny: Is a smooth skater and puck handler with good vision to create plays.
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Outside Versace’s headquarters on Via Gesu in Milan on a Thursday in June, two days before the label’s spring/summer 2018 men’s wear show, a beefy handler walks Donatella Versace’s Jack Russell Terrier, Audrey, out the door.
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For a couple of years Horne was busily employed filing copy to the paper while transporting secret West German government documents to his MI6 handlers in a suitcase with a false bottom.
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A brilliant green parrot named Ricky, set to debut during the Winged Wonders bird show, was supposed to fly to his handler’s hand and thought better of it.
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This can be seen as only a good omen by the colt's handlers.
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First Known Use of handler
14th century
HANDLER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of handler for English Language Learners
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: a person who trains or controls an animal
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: a person who carries or handles something
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: a person who guides, helps, or manages a political or public figure
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