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Definitions

handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /

NOUN

agent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistant broker commissioner deputy lawyer minister officer operative operator promoter representative worker

STRONG

abettor actor advocate ambassador assignee attorney delegate doer emissary envoy executor factor factotum functionary go-between intermediary mover negotiator principal proctor proxy salesperson servant steward substitute surrogate

WEAK

mediary middleperson ten percenter

NOUN

driver

Synonyms

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chauffeur jockey motorist operator trainer

STRONG

automobilist coachman hack whip

WEAK

autoist cabbie coach person leadfoot road hog

Antonyms

WEAK

passenger

NOUN

manager

Synonyms

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administrator boss controller director executive officer official organizer producer superintendent supervisor

STRONG

comptroller conductor exec governor head overseer proprietor

WEAK

head person straw boss zookeeper

Antonyms

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employee worker

NOUN

merchant

Synonyms

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broker dealer exporter operator retailer seller shipper shopkeeper trader trafficker vendor wholesaler

STRONG

businessperson consigner jobber marketer salesperson sender storekeeper tycoon

WEAK

tradesperson

Antonyms

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customer

WEAK

buyer

NOUN

trainer

Synonyms

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adviser breeder coach mentor professor tutor

STRONG

demonstrator guide lecturer

WEAK

drill sergeant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pupil student

Example Sentences

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The cargo handler on Tuesday posted a profit of $864 million, or $1.02 a share, compared with $1.19 billion, or $1.40 a share, in the same quarter last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“As soon as they get the scent, they’re on it, they’re eager, and they’re pretty quick to get to work,” said Deputy Gabriel Jasso, Keva’s handler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"Really scared" Pearl unlocked her mum's phone, dialled 999 and told call handler Gen Hinds: "She's lying on the sofa… she's not awake. Her eyes keep on opening and closing."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Pearl told the call handler: "I'm really, really scared."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I heard the dog’s handler shout in surprise and then scramble down the ramp, pulling his yelping dog along with him.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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