handler
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈhændlər/
:
adiestrador
- So this is how we as guide dog handlers are trained to sit with our dogs in cars.
- dog handlers
- food handlers
- animal handler
The dog deployed with with that handler and then it had a different handler after that.
- The dog deployed with with that handler and then it had a different handler after that.
- We've got Mac the horse, we've got Butch the Ferrier, and then we've got Gwen, horse handler extraordinaire.
- The only thing was that that this this marking behind the the patio in the Bush there, you know, a handler, he can read the dog.
- He seems nervous that his handlers might yank his choke collar if he rattles on.
- We might think about how people treat people in restaurants could be an example, sailors, mule handlers.
Examples
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We told them they might wanna send a dog and handler to check it out.
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Special guidelines should be written for dog and handler, even for demonstration purposes.
Academic text (1997) -
That dog's handler was my buddy, and he passed.
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But most important is the relationship between handler and dog.
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The blind students enjoyed walking the dogs with the handler controlling pace and direction.
Academic text (1997) -
Cirra is a 105-pound Great Pyrenees who lives in Maine with her handler, Robyn Douglas.
Academic text (2013) -
The licensing of extermination businesses, exterminators, vendors, and other pesticide handlers is also required under the Act.
Academic text (1992) -
We've got Mac the horse, we've got Butch the Ferrier, and then we've got Gwen, horse handler extraordinaire.
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The handler taught the dog to jump through hoops during the show.
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During the competition, the handler guided the horse with precise commands.
Synonyms
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1.3
A person who teaches skills, for example in sports or with animals
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5.8
A person who trains and controls wild animals for shows
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2.7
A person who teaches animals to perform in shows or do work
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4.9
A person who trains and calms dogs using quiet gentle ways
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8.2
A person who trains and cares for dogs
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word handler comes from handle (from hand) plus -er, where handle meant 'to touch or manage'. So a handler is literally 'one who handles' — someone who uses their hands and skill to train or control animals.