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handler
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun handler has 3 senses
- handler(n = noun.person) animal trainer - one who trains or exhibits animals; Array has particulars: tamer
- handler(n = noun.person) Array - an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers" is a kind of agent
- handler(n = noun.person) coach, manager - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team; Array has particulars: baseball coach, baseball manager, basketball coach, conditioner, football coach, hockey coach, tennis coach, john joseph mcgraw, john mcgraw, mcgraw
is a kind of trainer
Derived form verb handle6
Derived form verb handle1
is a kind of trainer
Derived form verb handle6
CIDE DICTIONARY
handler, n.
- one who trains or exhibits animals. [WordNet 1.5]
- someone in charge of training an athlete (especially a boxer) or a team."The term is used sometimes sarcastically of political consultants: “the president's handlers”." [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
handler, n.
1 a person who handles or deals in certain commodities.
2 a person who trains and looks after an animal (esp. a police dog).
1 a person who handles or deals in certain commodities.
2 a person who trains and looks after an animal (esp. a police dog).
THESAURUS
handler
agent, athletic coach, coach, conductor, driller, drillmaster, driver, engineer, functionary, groomer, manipulator, operant, operative, operator, pilot, runner, steersman, trainer
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