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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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han·dler /ˈhændlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1 BOHBAsomeone who trains an animal, especially a dog 驯兽师;〔尤指〕驯犬员 a police dog handler 警犬训练员2 someone who touches, carries, or moves things as their job 搬运工;操作者 All food handlers should be properly trained. 食品操作员都应该接受适当的培训。 baggage handlers at the airport 机场行李员3 someone who helps and advises an important person 顾问,幕僚 She is kept well away from the press by her handlers. 她的顾问使她得以远离媒体。
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handlerbaggage handlers for the airlineOther hazards lurk around every corner like people jumping from bridges, swimming in dangerous areas, and incompetent boat handlers.In addition, at least a third of the staff should have obtained a food handlers certificate.Two of its producers got jobs as food handlers for Food Lion and worked there wearing tiny hidden cameras and microphones.Proper training of food handlers has a vital role in improving their morale and motivation and ensuring that standards are met.He had been carefully coached by White House handlers before the press conference.Like Grisone, they believe that the horse regards it as a reward when the rider or handler stops punishing it!Instead, they were straining at the bits, and the handler had to restrain them.The fighters and their handlers are finding it as monotonous as anyone else.
han·dler nounChineseSyllable
an animal, a who someone trains especially Corpus


handler
handler /ˈhændlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: handle, handler, handling; verb: handle
1. someone who trains an animal, especially a dog:
    a police dog handler
2. someone who touches, carries, or moves things as their job:
    All food handlers should be properly trained.
    baggage handlers at the airport
3. someone who helps and advises an important person:
    She is kept well away from the press by her handlers.


hand·lerBrE /ˈhændlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhændlər/ 🔊 noun (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) a person who trains and controls animals, especially dogs 驯兽员;(尤指)驯犬员a person who carries or touches sth as part of their job 搬运工;操作者airport baggage handlers机场行李员food handlers食品处理者(especially NAmE) a person who organizes sth or advises sb 组织者;顾问the President's campaign handlers总统的竞选智囊