handler

Plural: handlers

Noun

One who manages or controls a person or animal.
one who trains or exhibits animals
an agent who handles something or someone
- "the senator's campaign handlers"
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position.
A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

Examples

The governor received guidance on how to best disseminate key information to the public from her handler.
The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power.
The seasoned Scrabble player was the HANDLER of his tile rack, always reorganizing them.
The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

animal trainer, coach, manager

Scrabble Score: 11

handler: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
handler: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handler: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

handler: valid Words With Friends Word