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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

There is also the work of the clinical navigators - clinicians reviewing notes taken by the call handler to weed out those in need of a rapid response.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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

The rezident of the Soviet embassy in Washington approached Victor Cherkashin, a veteran KGB officer and spy handler, as soon as Cherkashin stepped out of his car in the compound's secure parking lot.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

She allegedly filmed their home and vehicles and reported information back to handlers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The police watchdog has criticised a force after call handlers told a family raising mental health concerns to ring a locksmith.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Call off the swarms of lawyers and PR handlers, the howling about railroading and witch hunts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

He could meet with his KGB handlers with ease, since, as far as MI6 was concerned, meeting with Soviet agents was part of Blake's job.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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