handler

noun

Definition of handlernext
as in manager

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Recent Examples of handler Only one of three food handlers had their food handler card at the time of the inspection. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 The Burns Harbor container handling modernization project will fund a mobile harbor crane, bulk-handling attachments, reach stackers, a top handler, off-road yard trucks and more, the Ports of Indiana said in a news release Tuesday. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Bringing a defender up to the level of a ball screen creates pressure on the ball handler. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 Núñez was Pretel’s handler and had met with Sanon and others in Doral months earlier, but had failed to immediately report the meeting, sources told the Miami Herald ahead of the first trial. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handler
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  1. manager
  2. trainer
Noun
  • This was him—sans manager and inching toward divorce with Sara Lownds, the mother of his first five children—acting on his own advice, gathering his friends and just getting onstage, high and electrified and focused and free.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Danielle DeBoe Harper is the senior creative style manager at Moen.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of manager
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  • The sophomore missed his fourth consecutive game with a right knee injury after suffering a setback during last Wednesday’s practice caused swelling and led trainers to drain fluid from the joint.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Ryan Moore rode Sun Goddess and Haffner for trainer Aidan O’Brien, who broke a tie with Baffert for most Breeders’ Cup wins (23-22).
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of trainer

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“Handler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handler. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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