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Plural of handler

regular plural

The plural of handler is handlers.

Forms of handler

Singularhandler /ˈhænd.lə/
Pluralhandlers
Countablecountable

Handlers in a sentence

  • 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
  • But this veil is dropped when candidate and handlers believe the coyness has begun to cloy.2006 December 5, Ron Elving, “Declaring for President is a Dance of Seven Veils”, in National Public Radio, US, retrieved 27 Sep 2015. From the entry dance of the seven veils
  • Police working dogs (K9s) often have extremely close bonds with their handlers.2003, Nicholas H. Dodman, If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People, page 248. From the entry K9
  • The real story of the Democratic Party lies beyond the pall of the handlers.1992, George Grant, Hillarious: The Wacky Wit, Wisdom, and Wonderment of Hillary Rodham-Clinton, Franklin, Tenn.: Adroit Press, →ISBN…. From the entry mom and apple pie
  • The Red Shirts are 'Ordies', or ordnance handlers.1997, Peter Darman, Warfare at Sea, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry red shirt

Meaning of handler

  1. noun One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
  2. noun A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
  3. noun An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.

Full definition of handler

Questions about the plural of handler

What is the plural of handler?
The plural of handler is handlers.
Is handler countable?
Handler is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handler (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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