handler

noun/ˈhændlər/

Frequency rank: #7,650 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who manages, trains, or is responsible for an animal or person.

Illustration for the English word “handler”

Example sentence

The dog's handler trained it to respond to simple commands.

Synonyms & related words

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