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handler

handler

9 3.7
Person who trains and manages an athlete or team
  • noun
  • /ˈhændlər/
translation icon : entrenador
  • handler team

Examples

  • Your pattern, as a handler, has a lot to do with creating the shapes of your team's game.

    Blog text (3)

  • There are three handlers, which are similar to a quarterback in football.

    Blog text (29)

  • Each dog-handler team performs required exercises, and the judge determines how well the team executes each.

    Academic text (2005)

  • At elite levels of competition, dog-handler teams can earn national rankings and opportunities to compete in invitational tournaments.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Nevertheless, teams that don't possess enough crafty, athletic ball-handlers will suffer at the hands of Mayhem.

    Blog text (19)

  • The experienced handler focused on improving the athlete's skills and performance during practice.

  • During the competition, the handler successfully guided the team to victory with her strategic coaching.

  • As a sports handler, he was responsible for developing training programs tailored to each athlete's needs.

Synonyms

coach
vshandler
∞ 1.0

A person who trains others in sports or skills

includes training and management duties as well as teaching
trainer
vshandler
201 1.3

A person who teaches skills, for example in sports or with animals

also carries administrative and coaching responsibilities beyond skill instruction
manager
vshandler
149 2.7

A person who coaches and leads a sports team

covers both hands-on instruction and management roles rather than only oversight
groomer
vshandler
4.8

A person who trains someone for a new job or position

works directly with athletes managing coaching training and team needs
manhandler
vshandler
7.5

A person who manages and directs workers

focuses on sports training and team coaching rather than general workplace direction

Compounds

money handler
4.5

A person who receives, manages and pays out money for a company

second-handler
7.8

An item that someone else owned and used before

Surface Forms

handler singular
handlers plural

Morphology

handler = handle (transparent) = handle + er

Sports sense ('person responsible for training or management') is an agentive extension of 'handle' and thus transparently formed with '-er'.

Etymology

The word handler comes from handle (from hand) plus -er, meaning 'one who does', and handle meant 'to manage or guide'. So in sports a handler is 'one who manages' — a coach or assistant who trains and guides an athlete or team.