handler
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A person who trains, cares for, and controls an animal, especially a working dog or horse.
"The canine handler guided the search-and-rescue dog through the dense forest."
A person who manages, advises, or directs the public appearances and affairs of an important figure, such as a politician, celebrity, or intelligence operative.
"The candidate's campaign handler stepped in to end the interview when the questions became too personal."
A person whose job involves moving, packaging, or processing a particular type of physical goods or materials.
"Baggage handlers at the airport worked quickly to unload the suitcases from the arriving flight."
In computing, a specialized subroutine or function programmed to respond to and process a specific event, signal, or error.
"The software engineer wrote an exception handler to prevent the application from crashing when a network timeout occurs."
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