Handler Meaning
/ˈhænd.lə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
nounA controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
Sentence Examples
Tom is a baggage handler.
Tom is a snake handler.
Sami's service dog shouldn't be distracted from its handler.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ taught the dog new tricks using positive reinforcement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog ____ worked very closely with the specialized search team to find the missing person.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English handler, handiller, equivalent to handle + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Although the airline told them it took such action because they might spread the disease in their capacity as food handlers, neither was offered a transfer to other departments."
— 1984 December 8, Christine Guilfoy, “United Not Friendly To Workers With AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 1:
"They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name."
— 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club:
"If the expression is a throw, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression."
— 2006, Hans-Wolfgang Loidl, Trends in Functional Programming, volume 5, page 62:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ taught the dog new tricks using positive reinforcement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog ____ worked very closely with the specialized search team to find the missing person.