handler — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

   Gebrauch

   • literally

   Beispiele

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

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   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.

2. A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).

   Beispiele

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

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   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.

3. An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.

   Beispiele

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

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

   Beispiele

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

Substantiv

1. one who trains or exhibits animals

   Synonyme

   animal trainer

   Oberbegriffe

   trainer

2. an agent who handles something or someone

   Oberbegriffe

   agent

   Beispiele

   the senator's campaign handlers

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

   Synonyme

   coachmanager

   Oberbegriffe

   trainer