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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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But something got to me, and I felt a pang of empathy for the humanoid being dragged off the stage by its human handler.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

In her previous job as mail handler, she worried that her position was going to be eliminated or even outsourced to a robot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

A bird of prey which stops pigeons from interrupting play at Wimbledon treats the All England Club as "his playground", according to his handler.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

When a dog alerts to something, rescuers send a second animal to confirm the finding, said Sylvia Arango, a canine handler since 1998 who manages Sisu.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

The lady handler gave her partner the clipboard.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

When I’m making out with Amita, there are legitimately two men — two puppet handlers — on the ground controlling a little possum that I can see.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

When it comes to snake handlers, you must prepare for tales that wriggle free of containment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

West Sussex County Council hopes its plans to replace nine call handlers with an AI contact centre could save £300,000 a year.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

This week extra clinical staff have been deployed to support the call handlers and offer advice to callers.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“That way any agents passing information to Umbra told their handlers that Mother was no longer a worry,” Sydney added.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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