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handler (n.)
late 14c., "one who handles" anything, agent noun from handle (v.). Specific sense of "one engaged in trade" is from 1690s; that of "prizefighter's assistant" (1916) was earlier used in reference to dogfights and cockfights (1825).
updated on August 07, 2012
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handiwork
hand-jive
handkerchief
handle
handlebar
handler
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handmaid
hand-me-down