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Hander

//ˈhændə(ɹ)// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession

    "Of that vast Frame, the Church; yet grant they were The handers down, can they from thence infer A right t'interpret?"

  2. 2
    Something having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands

    "Two-handers generally do not transition to the net as quickly or as often as one-handers. This, to me, however, is just a coaching failure rather than a technical limitation."

  3. 3
    A blow on the hand as punishment. dated, slang

    "I got six "handers", and it hurt. It taught me my lesson, and I never slid down the banisters again."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hand (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From hand (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

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