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Handler

//ˈhænd.lə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who handles something (especially manually) or someone. literally

    "The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power."

  2. 2
    (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team wordnet
  3. 3
    A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).

    "The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler."

  4. 4
    an agent who handles something or someone wordnet
  5. 5
    An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.

    "The governor received guidance on how to best disseminate key information to the public from her handler."

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  1. 6
    one who trains or exhibits animals wordnet
  2. 7
    A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

    "If the expression is a throw, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression."

Etymology

From Middle English handler, handiller, equivalent to handle + -er.

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