handler

Syllables: hand·ler/ˈhænd.lə/US/ˈhænd.lɚ/

handler noun: one who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

Noun

handler (plural handlers)

(literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
- The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power.
- Although the airline told them it took such action because they might spread the disease in their capacity as food handlers, neither was offered a transfer to other departments.1984 December 8, Christine Guilfoy, “United Not Friendly To Workers With AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 1
A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
- The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler.
- They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal...2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club
An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.
- The governor received guidance on how to best disseminate key information to the public from her handler.
A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.
- If the expression is a throw, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression.2006, Hans-Wolfgang Loidl, Trends in Functional Programming, volume 5, page 62

Proper noun capitalized: Handler

Handler (plural Handlers)

A surname.

handler meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

handler in Hindi

संभालने वाला, हैंडलर, संभालनेवाला

handler in Tamil

கையாளு நிரல், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட உள்ளீடு, வெளியீடு

handler in Marathi

हाताळणारा, हाताळणी करणारा

handler in Urdu

ہینڈلر, سنبھالنے والا, ہینڈلنگ کرنے والا

More languagesFewer languages

handler in Bengali: হ্যান্ডলার
handler in Telugu: హ్యాండ్లర్
handler in Malayalam: ഹാൻഡ്ലർ, കൈകാര്യകർത്താവ്
handler in Punjabi: ਹੈਂਡਲਰ
handler in Gujarati: હેન્ડલર
handler in Nepali: ह्यान्डलर, हेन्डलर
handler in Indonesian: pencengkeram

Examples of handler in a sentence

The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.
Shiba Inus Rosie, Riot and Dennis, Merseyside police therapy dogs, with handler Karen.

All 26 example sentences with handler

Forms of handler

Noun
plural	handlers
Proper noun
plural	Handlers

Plural of handler: handlers

Origin of handler

From Middle English handler, handiller, equivalent to handle + -er.

Words formed from handler

Phrases with handler

exception handler

Questions about handler

What does handler mean?: Handler means one who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
What is handler in Hindi?: Handler in Hindi is संभालने वाला, हैंडलर, संभालनेवाला. See Handler meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is handler?: Handler can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce handler?: Handler is pronounced /ˈhænd.lə/ (UK).
What is the plural of handler?: The plural of handler is handlers.

Words near handler in the dictionary

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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