English noun: handler |
1. | handler (person) one who trains or exhibits animals |
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| Synonyms | animal trainer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | trainer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | tamer |
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2. | handler (person) an agent who handles something or someone |
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| Samples | The senator's campaign handlers.
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| Broader (hypernym) | agent |
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3. | handler (person) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team |
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| Synonyms | coach, manager |
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| Broader (hypernym) | trainer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | baseball coach, baseball manager, basketball coach, conditioner, football coach, hockey coach, tennis coach |
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| Instance hyponym | John Joseph McGraw, John McGraw, McGraw |
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| Domain category | athletics, sport |
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