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# handler

noun (a handler, handlers)

«handler» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A handler is a person who trains and looks after an animal, especially a working dog or horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#m1)
2. A handler is a person whose job is to move or deal with things, such as a baggage handler at an airport or a food handler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#m2)
3. A handler can be a person who guides or manages someone famous or important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#m3)
4. (computers) A handler is a piece of a program that deals with a certain event, such as a click. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, police dog handlers and sniffer dog handlers work at airports. In health lessons, food handlers must wash their hands. In coding lessons, an «event handler» is the code that runs when you click a button. Phrases: «dog handler», «baggage handler», «food handler», «event handler».

### Examples

- The dog handler gave the sniffer dog a treat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x1)
- Baggage handlers loaded our suitcases onto the plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x2)
- All food handlers must wear hairnets and wash their hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x3)
- The snake handler showed us a python at the zoo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x4)
- The pop star's handlers kept the fans away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x5)
- In Scratch, the green flag block is a kind of event handler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Comes from the verb «handle» (to hold, touch or deal with). Do not confuse with «handle» (the part of a door or cup you hold).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «handler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handler/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«handler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handler.html) on Mova free.