Meaning of Handler | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
   literally
2. A surname.
3. A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
4. An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.
5. A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

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Examples

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

“Although the airline told them it took such action because they might spread⟳ the disease in their capacity as food handlers, neither was offered a transfer⟳ to other departments.”

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

“They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine⟳ to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe⟳ what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name⟳.”

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

“If the expression is a throw⟳, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression.”

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