handler

The word “handler” has 2 syllables: han-dler

It's pronounced as /ˈhændlər/


What is synonym and antonym for handler?

In the thesaurus, “handler” has 111 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for handler along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for handler

  • abettor
  • actor
  • administrator
  • adviser
  • advisor
  • advocate
  • ambassador
  • assignee
  • assistant
  • attorney
  • autoist
  • automobilist
  • boss
  • breeder
  • broker
  • businessperson
  • cabbie
  • chauffeur
  • cicerone
  • coach
  • coach person
  • coachman
  • commissioner
  • comptroller
  • conductor
  • consigner
  • controller
  • counsellor
  • counselor
  • dealer
  • delegate
  • demonstrator
  • deputy
  • director
  • doer
  • drill sergeant
  • driller
  • drillmaster
  • emissary
  • envoy
  • exec
  • executive
  • executor
  • exporter
  • factor
  • factotum
  • functionary
  • go-between
  • governor
  • guide
  • hack
  • head
  • head person
  • instructor
  • intermediary
  • jobber
  • jockey
  • lawyer
  • leadfoot
  • lecturer
  • manager
  • marketer
  • mediary
  • mentor
  • middleperson
  • minister
  • motorist
  • mover
  • negotiator
  • officer
  • official
  • operative
  • operator
  • organizer
  • overseer
  • principal
  • proctor
  • producer
  • professor
  • promoter
  • proprietor
  • proxy
  • representative
  • retailer
  • road hog
  • salesperson
  • seller
  • sender
  • servant
  • shipper
  • shopkeeper
  • steward
  • storekeeper
  • straw boss
  • substitute
  • superintendent
  • supervisor
  • surrogate
  • teacher
  • ten percenter
  • trader
  • tradesperson
  • trafficker
  • trainer
  • tutor
  • tycoon
  • vendor
  • whip
  • wholesaler
  • worker
  • zookeeper

Antonyms for handler

  • buyer
  • customer
  • employee
  • passenger
  • pupil
  • student
  • worker

Meanings of handler

  • noun
    1. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
    2. (in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
    3. An advisor or manager to a person occupying a position or office to which the speaker believes the holder does not possess the typical qualifications and/or experience.
    4. A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

Example Sentences

  • The dog handler demonstrated impressive skill in training the puppy.
  • She works as a handler for a large event planning company.
  • The handler carefully transported the fragile equipment to its destination.
  • The experienced handler knew exactly how to manage the difficult horse.
  • Our team needs a handler to coordinate the logistics for the upcoming conference.

On this page you'll find 118 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handler, such as: abettor, actor, administrator, adviser, advisor, advocate, ambassador.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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jobber

  • agent
  • assistant
  • associate
  • auctioneer
  • bargainer
  • black marketeer
  • black marketer
  • bootlegger
  • broker
  • businessperson
  • chapman
  • cog
  • colleague
  • concessionaire
  • connection
  • consigner
  • coworker
  • dealer
  • discounter
  • distributor
  • drudge
  • e-tailer
  • employe
  • employee
  • entrepreneur
  • exporter
  • fence
  • fencer
  • fixer
  • flunkey
  • flunkie
  • flunky
  • gandy dancer
  • go-between
  • grub
  • hack
  • haggler
  • hand
  • handler
  • hawker
  • hireling
  • horse trader
  • huckster
  • hustler
  • influence
  • interagent
  • interceder
  • intercessor
  • intermediate
  • intermediator
  • jobholder
  • laborer
  • marketer
  • mediator
  • merchandiser
  • merchant
  • middleperson
  • navvy
  • nine-to-fiver
  • operator
  • palterer
  • peddler
  • pedlar
  • representative
  • reseller
  • retailer
  • retainer
  • salesclerk
  • salesman
  • salesperson
  • saleswoman
  • scalper
  • seller
  • sender
  • shipper
  • shopgirl
  • shopkeeper
  • smuggler
  • storekeeper
  • subordinate
  • temp
  • temporary
  • toiler
  • trader
  • tradesman
  • tradesperson
  • trafficker
  • tycoon
  • underling
  • vendor
  • wage earner
  • wage slave
  • wageworker
  • wholesaler
  • worker
  • workingman
  • workingwoman
  • workman
  • workwoman
  • yes-man

waifs

ragamuffin

  • almsman
  • bankrupt
  • beggar
  • bum
  • derelict
  • down-and-out
  • down-and-outer
  • drifter
  • gamin
  • gamine
  • guttersnipe
  • have-not
  • hobo
  • indigent
  • insolvent
  • loafer
  • mendicant
  • orphan
  • panhandler
  • pauper
  • roamer
  • scarecrow
  • street person
  • tatterdemalion
  • tramp
  • transient
  • urchin
  • vagabond
  • vagrant
  • waif
  • wastrel

bankrupt

gamines

  • almsmen
  • bankrupts
  • beggars
  • bobby-soxers
  • bums
  • derelicts
  • down-and-outers
  • down-and-outs
  • drifters
  • fillies
  • girls
  • have-nots
  • hoboes
  • hobos
  • hoydens
  • indigents
  • insolvents
  • junior misses
  • lasses
  • lassies
  • mendicants
  • misses
  • missies
  • nymphs
  • panhandlers
  • paupers
  • pixies
  • ragamuffins
  • roamers
  • romps
  • schoolgirls
  • sheilas
  • snips
  • subdebutantes
  • teenyboppers
  • tomboys
  • tramps
  • transients
  • urchins
  • vagabonds
  • vagrants
  • waifs

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