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han·dler
(hănd′lər)n.
1. One that handles or directs something or someone: handlers of food in a restaurant; the candidate's campaign handlers.
2.
a. One who trains or exhibits an animal, such as a dog.
b. One who acts as the trainer or second of a boxer.
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handler
(ˈhændlə)n
1. (Law) 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. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a person who holds or incites a dog, gamecock, etc, esp in a race or contest
4. (Boxing) the trainer or second of a boxer
Handler
(ˈhændlə)n
(Biography) 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
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han•dler
(ˈhænd lər)n.
1. a person or thing that handles.
2. a person who assists in the training of a boxer or is the boxer's second during a fight.
3. a person who trains, exhibits, or directs an animal, as a dog in a show.
4. a person who manages and represents a public figure, esp. a political candidate.
[1350–1400]
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| Noun | 1. |  handler - one who trains or exhibits animals tamer - an animal trainer who tames wild animals trainer - one who trains other persons or animals |
| 2. | handler - an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers" agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations | |
| 3. |  handler - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a teambaseball coach, baseball manager - a coach of baseball players basketball coach - a coach of basketball players conditioner - a trainer of athletes football coach - a coach of football players hockey coach - a coach of hockey players tennis coach - a coach of tennis players trainer - one who trains other persons or animals |
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Translations
مُرَوِّض الحيوانات
psovod
træner
idomár
umsjónarmaîur dÿrs
behandelaarverantwoordelijke
psovod
hayvan terbiyecisi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
handler
[ˈhændlər] n [animal] → dresseur/euse m/f dog handler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
handler
n (= dog-handler) → Hundeführer(in) m(f); baggage handler → Gepäckmann m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
handler
[ˈhændləʳ] n (dog handler) → addestratore/trice (di cane)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
handle
(ˈhӕndl) noun the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped. I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.
verb1. to touch or hold with the hand. Please wash your hands before handling food.
2. to control, manage or deal with. He'll never make a good teacher – he doesn't know how to handle children.
3. to buy or sell; to deal in. I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.
4. to treat in a particular way. Never handle animals roughly.
-handleda long-handled knife.
ˈhandler noun a person who trains and controls an animal (especially a dog). a police dog and its handler.
ˈhandlebars noun plural the bar at the front of a bicycle etc which is held by the rider and by which the bicycle etc is steered. The cyclist was thrown over the handlebars when the bike crashed.
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handler
n manipulador -ra mf; food — manipulador de alimentosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.