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handler

[ hand-ler ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that handles.
  2. Boxing. a person who assists in the training of a fighter or is the fighter's second during a fight.
  3. a person who exhibits a dog in a bench show or field trial.


Handler

1

/ ˈæԻə /

noun

  1. HandlerDaniel1970MUSWRITING: children's author Daniel . born 1970, US writer for older children, best known for the macabre humour of his A Series of Unfortunate Events , a sequence of books written in the persona of Lemony Snicket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

handler

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/ ˈæԻə /

noun

  1. a person, esp a police officer, in charge of a specially trained dog
  2. a person who handles some specified thing

    a baggage handler

  3. a person who holds or incites a dog, gamecock, etc, esp in a race or contest
  4. the trainer or second of a boxer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of handler1

1350–1400; Middle English. See handle, -er 1
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An investigation by the watchdog said a call handler rang back the mobile number after the caller hung up.

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The call centre, based in Scotland, is staffed by non-clinical call handlers.

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Mere seconds into the arrest, however, his handler failed to contain and subdue his K-9 partner.

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County Sheriff Lee Baca, convicted in 2017 of thwarting a federal investigation for his role in keeping an informant out of the reach of his FBI handlers and away from a grand jury.

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"A Gwent Police complaint handler spoke with the complainant where communication concerns during the investigation were discussed. The complaint was logged in line with statutory guidance," they said.

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