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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hand-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhænd lər



Definition of handlers

Origin :
  • late 14c., "one who handles" anything, agent noun from handle (v.). Specific sense of "one engaged in trade" is from 1690s; that of "prizefighter's assistant" (1916) was earlier used in reference to dogfights and cockfights (1825).
  • As in manager : noun person who runs organization
  • As in merchant : noun person who sells goods
  • As in trainer : noun instructor, teacher
  • As in agent : noun person representing an organization or person in business
  • As in driver : noun person who engineers vehicle
Example sentences :
  • The handlers fell back in silence as Garrison approached the filly.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • The umpire's whistle sounded and the handlers called their dogs in.
  • Extract from : « The Dogs of Boytown » by Walter A. Dyer
  • Now, this was no new trick—the ruse that the Champion's handlers had employed.
  • Extract from : « Lad: A Dog » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • His eyes closed and he was only distantly aware of his handlers catching him as he fell, carrying him to his bench.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • Wherever a periscope showed, the handlers of more than one gun took a chance at it.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin and the German Submarines » by H. Irving Hancock
  • Ice-cold are the innermost wells of the spirit: a refreshment to hot hands and handlers.
  • Extract from : « Thus Spake Zarathustra » by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • The next moment Fay had straightened up and motioned his handlers aside.
  • Extract from : « The Creature from Cleveland Depths » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • Handlers were everywhere busy making their pets ready for the judging.
  • Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • She was present again at the meeting of handlers and owners and club officials, who packed the parlours and hall after supper.
  • Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
  • Down the sunlit village streets pointers and setters were out with their handlers.
  • Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux

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