Definitions for Handler
ˈhænd lərhan·dler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. animal trainer, handlernoun

   one who trains or exhibits animals

2. handlernoun

   an agent who handles something or someone

   "the senator's campaign handlers"

3. coach, manager, handlernoun

   (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handlernoun

   someone in charge of training an athlete (especially a boxer) or a team. The term is used sometimes sarcastically of political consultants:

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handlernoun

   One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

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

2. handlernoun

   A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter), which can be specified in a combination

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

3. handlernoun

   A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

4. Etymology: handle + -er

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handler

   A handler is a person or thing that manages, controls, directs, or trains something or someone. In computing, it often refers to routines or procedures that manage, direct, or control certain events or data. The specific meaning can vary significantly depending on the context such as animal handler, software handler, or even handler in intelligence community.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handler

   A person with the job, role and responsibility to handle.

   At airports there are luggage handler, aircraft handler.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HANDLER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Handler is ranked #12510 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Handler surname appeared 2,478 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Handler.
   
   95.3% or 2,362 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Agent
   • Sport
   • Trainer

How to pronounce Handler?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Handler in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Handler in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Handler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Handler in a Sentence

1. Ivanka Trump:

   I believe my father, I know my father. Soon after, Handler took to Twitter to share an image from a 1996 photo shoot for Vanity Fair that shows her sitting on her father’s lap, caressing his face and staring at him at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Ivanka Trump at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ( Reuters).

2. Mike Huckabee:

   The sad thing about it is she (Handler) boasts about two abortions she had at 16, i think she's jealous of my daughter. My daughter has a husband who loves her and is wonderful to her. My daughter has three delightful children. ... She goes to church and lives a life Chelsea Handler has never known.

3. Jrue Holiday:

   Pick my spots to be aggressive, and I think sometimes it’s gotten me in trouble, i think I’ve got to be aggressive from the beginning of the game. Sometimes it gets just a bit difficult, or it’s just a bit different, again, because we have another ball handler and somebody that’s great in transition and makes plays for others.

4. Christopher Willingham:

   Through all of her treatment, and despite the pain she was in, her temperament never changed. - Cpl. Juan Rodriguez There were no human casualties during Lucca’s bomb-sniffing patrols. Her career ended in March 2012 when she lost her leg and suffered chest burns from a bombing in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Cpl. Juan Rodriguez, who was her handler at the time, stayed by her side throughout each step of Lucca’s recovery. The explosion was huge and I immediately feared the worst for Lucca, i ran to her and saw her struggling to get up. I picked her up and ran to the shelter of a nearby tree line, applied a tourniquet to her injured leg and called the medics to collect us.

5. Robert Kennedy:

   Today’s demonstration of a bag handler notifying TSA, notifying Cleveland Police Department is evidence of how that works.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Handler
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Handler
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Handler
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html