Synonyms for handlers
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hand-ler |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhænd lər |
Top 10 synonyms for handlers Other synonyms for the word handlers
- abettor
- actor
- advocate
- ambassador
- assignee
- attorney
- autoist
- automobilist
- businessperson
- cabbie
- coach person
- coachman
- comptroller
- conductor
- consigner
- dealer
- delegate
- demonstrator
- deputy
- director
- doer
- drill sergeant
- emissary
- envoy
- exec
- executive
- executor
- exporter
- factor
- factotum
- functionary
- go-between
- governor
- guide
- hack
- handler
- head
- head person
- intermediary
- jobber
- jockey
- lawyer
- leadfoot
- lecturer
- marketer
- mediary
- mentor
- middleperson
- minister
- motorist
- mover
- negotiator
- officer
- official
- operative
- operator
- organizer
- overseer
- principal
- proctor
- producer
- professor
- promoter
- proprietor
- proxy
- representative
- retailer
- road hog
- salesperson
- seller
- sender
- servant
- shipper
- shopkeeper
- slavedriver
- steward
- storekeeper
- straw boss
- substitute
- superintendent
- supervisor
- surrogate
- ten percenter
- trader
- tradesperson
- trafficker
- trainer
- tutor
- tycoon
- vendor
- whip
- wholesaler
- worker
- zookeeper
Définition of handlers
Origin :- late 14c., "one who handles" anything, agent noun from handle (v.). Specific sense of "one engaged in trade" is from 1690s; that of "prizefighter's assistant" (1916) was earlier used in reference to dogfights and cockfights (1825).
- As in manager : noun person who runs organization
- As in merchant : noun person who sells goods
- As in trainer : noun instructor, teacher
- As in agent : noun person representing an organization or person in business
- As in driver : noun person who engineers vehicle
- The handlers fell back in silence as Garrison approached the filly.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- The umpire's whistle sounded and the handlers called their dogs in.
- Extract from : « The Dogs of Boytown » by Walter A. Dyer
- Now, this was no new trick—the ruse that the Champion's handlers had employed.
- Extract from : « Lad: A Dog » by Albert Payson Terhune
- His eyes closed and he was only distantly aware of his handlers catching him as he fell, carrying him to his bench.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- Wherever a periscope showed, the handlers of more than one gun took a chance at it.
- Extract from : « Dave Darrin and the German Submarines » by H. Irving Hancock
- Ice-cold are the innermost wells of the spirit: a refreshment to hot hands and handlers.
- Extract from : « Thus Spake Zarathustra » by Friedrich Nietzsche
- The next moment Fay had straightened up and motioned his handlers aside.
- Extract from : « The Creature from Cleveland Depths » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- Handlers were everywhere busy making their pets ready for the judging.
- Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune
- She was present again at the meeting of handlers and owners and club officials, who packed the parlours and hall after supper.
- Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
- Down the sunlit village streets pointers and setters were out with their handlers.
- Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
Antonyms for handlers
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