A handler is someone whose job is to be in charge of and control an animal.
Fifty officers, including frogmen and dog handlers, are searching for her.
2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A handler is someone whose job is to deal with a particular type of object.
...baggage handlers at Gatwick airport.
handler in British English
(ˈhændlə)
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
Handler in British English
(ˈhændlə)
noun
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
handler in American English
(ˈhændlər)
noun
a person or thing that handles
; specif.,
a. US
a boxer's trainer and second
b.
a person who trains and manages a horse, dog, etc. in a show or contest
c. US
a person employed to advise a politician, celebrity, etc. on what to say or do so as to shape public opinion and thereby develop a positive public image
Examples of 'handler' in a sentence
handler
Training will be given to the call handler.
The Sun (2016)
The police call handler heard the row but was unaware of the attack.
The Sun (2016)
The call handler then suggested he pull on the handbrake.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Four in five speak to medically unqualified call handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It took a team of dog handlers with specialist equipment to remove the dog.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They would then surface and direct their handlers to the animals' location.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Last night an airport baggage handlers' strike was called off.
The Sun (2016)
When the police call handler asked if he could brake or change gear he said: 'I am trying.
The Sun (2016)
A strike by baggage handlers that was to affect 18 airports was called off on Tuesday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The claims handler therefore declined the claim on that basis initially.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The police dog handler is the second this week to be injured.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The two dog handlers wrestle on the road at park royal with the young man.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The new redundancies will not include ground crew or baggage handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What checks are made on airport baggage handlers?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The advice was based on a conversation between an unqualified call handler and a driver.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The specialist animal handlers have been close by in case the cheetah gets a bit carried away.
The Sun (2012)
She was found next morning after a huge search by police involving dog handlers and a helicopter.
The Sun (2010)
Disaster was averted when baggage handlers noticed a smell from the case.
The Sun (2010)
Four civilian call handlers faced misconduct proceedings after the incident was incorrectly graded.
The Sun (2014)
She was found by a police dog handler but was pronounced dead at hospital.
The Sun (2009)
Ambulance chiefs blamed a national shortage of paramedics and call handlers for the delays.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His police handler is said to have been deeply upset at his death.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You do not need to use a claim handler and there is no guarantee it will be successful.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Similar devices are being used by construction workers and airport baggage handlers to reduce the burden of their loads.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Particularly dangerous if a food handler.
Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986)
Experts say the vast rewards on offer has encouraged claims handlers to bombard people with texts and calls to drum up business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They have been joined by mountain rescue teams, sniffer dog handlers and marine units.
The Sun (2012)
Out of shot the animal 's handler and various safety experts were standing by.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's not just the baggage handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
An e-mail arrives announcing a campaign to tackle mercenary claims handlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
YOU can't teach an old dog new tricks but you can a dog handler.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They also spotted a food handler wiping their nose in a'high risk' area.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
handler
British English: handler NOUN
A handler is someone whose job is to be in charge of and control an animal.
Fifty officers, including dog handlers, are searching for her.