handlers

noun

plural of handler
as in managers

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Recent Examples of handlers While the handlers knew where the bodies were during the workshop, a key component of search dog training is blind and double-blind exercises, where neither the dog nor handler know where the target is hidden, lead instructor Gregory Strickland said. — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026 The facility’s food handlers that prepare, handle or serve non-prepackaged must obtain a valid food handler card. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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  1. managers
  2. trainers
  3. coaches
Noun
  • The hyperscalers and the bitcoin managers turned data center builders could suffer if the Dems score a landslide.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Related Stories These awards aim to help emerging talent be discovered by agents, managers, producers, executives and other industry leaders seeking new voices.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • 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
  • Where some trainers might ask a groom to walk a horse multiple times, DeVaux is usually good with an up and back.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of trainers
Noun
  • After fighting maladies for so long, brakence embraces them as his muse and coaches himself to keep going.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Wildcats, ranked in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are coming off a 22-14 season that took them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaches

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