handler

/ˈhændlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhændlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhan-dᵊl-ər ˈhan(d)-lər/ (ame, mw)

handler — 名詞

  • handlersingular
  • handlersplural

1. a worker whose job is to lift, move, or touch a particular kind of goods, such a

1.名詞B2
釋義

搬運工

負責搬運貨物或物品的工人

a worker whose job is to lift, move, or touch a particular kind of goods, such as luggage at an airport or food in a kitchen

例句

Caio works as a baggage handler at Lisbon airport during the busy summer months.

Caio 在里斯本機場擔任行李搬運工，主要在繁忙的夏季月份工作。

compound: baggage handler (job title)

Every food handler at the bakery must wash their hands before touching the bread.

麵包店的每位食品處理人員都必須在接觸麵包之前先洗手。

compound: food handler in workplace rules

同義詞
  • porter

    specifically carries luggage in hotels or stations; narrower scope

  • loader

    focuses on putting things onto vehicles; less general

文法句型

baggage handler

food handler

cargo handler

用法筆記

Always preceded by a noun that names what is being moved or touched (baggage, food, cargo, chemicals). Rarely used alone without that modifier.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is a handler at the airport.
✅My uncle is a baggage handler at the airport.
💡without the goods word, listeners cannot tell what kind of handler is meant.

2. a worker whose job is to take charge of a specific task or process for a company

2.名詞B2
釋義

承辦專員

代為處理特定業務或事務的人員

a worker whose job is to take charge of a specific task or process for a company, customer, or client, such as dealing with insurance claims or customer complaints

例句

Baraka spent three years as a claims handler at a small insurance firm in Nairobi.

Baraka 在奈洛比一家小型保險公司擔任理賠專員長達三年。

compound: claims handler (insurance role)

The complaints handler listened patiently while the angry customer explained the broken washing machine.

客訴專員耐心聽著那位生氣的顧客解釋洗衣機壞掉的情況。

compound: complaints handler

同義詞
  • agent

    wider; acts on someone's behalf in many roles, not just admin tasks

  • officer

    more formal; usually inside government or large organisations

文法句型

claims handler

complaints handler

case handler

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by the type of modifier: sense 1 takes physical goods (food, cargo), sense 2 takes administrative tasks (claims, complaints, cases). Both senses share the worker meaning but the work is desk-based here.

3. a person whose job is to teach an animal how to behave and to control it during

3.名詞B2
釋義

領犬員

訓練並指揮動物（尤其是狗）的人

a person whose job is to teach an animal how to behave and to control it during work or shows, most often used about dogs

例句

Shanti spent six years as a police dog handler before opening her own training school.

Shanti 在開設自己的訓練學校之前，擔任警犬領犬員長達六年。

compound: police dog handler (career)

The horse handler walked the nervous mare in slow circles around the small paddock.

馴馬員牽著那匹緊張的母馬，在小圍欄裡慢慢地繞圈走。

compound: horse handler in scene

同義詞
  • trainer

    focuses on teaching skills; a handler also controls the animal in real work

  • keeper

    looks after animals (often in zoos) but does not always train or compete with them

文法句型

dog handler

horse handler

police handler

用法筆記

Most often appears in the compounds 'dog handler' and 'horse handler'. The animal type usually comes before the word; when alone, context (a show, a kennel, police work) tells the reader which animal is meant.

4. a person whose job is to manage what an important person, such as a politician o

4.名詞C1
釋義

幕僚

替名人安排公開行程與發言的工作人員

a person whose job is to manage what an important person, such as a politician or actor, says and does in public, including talking to reporters and planning events

例句

Sivan was the senator's chief handler during the long and difficult election campaign in 2024.

Sivan 在 2024 年那場漫長又艱困的選戰中，擔任這位參議員的首席幕僚。

phrase: chief handler + campaign

The actress arrived at the awards with three handlers walking quickly beside her down the red carpet.

這位女星抵達頒獎典禮時，有三位隨行顧問緊跟在她身旁走過紅毯。

plural: with three handlers

同義詞
  • advisor

    wider role; gives counsel but rarely controls daily public movements

  • minder

    British, more informal; closer in meaning, often suggests physical guarding too

  • manager

    broader career and business focus, not just public image

文法句型

someone's handlers

campaign handler

media handler

用法筆記

Frequently used in the plural ('her handlers', 'the candidate's handlers'). Often has a slight negative tone, suggesting the famous person is being too carefully controlled or protected from real questions.

5. an officer in a secret service who gives instructions to a spy, receives the spy

5.名詞C1
釋義

情報官；上線

指揮間諜並接收其情報的官員

an officer in a secret service who gives instructions to a spy, receives the spy's reports, and decides what the spy will do next

例句

The British spy met his handler every Thursday at a quiet café near the Vienna opera house.

這位英國間諜每週四都會在維也納歌劇院附近一家安靜的咖啡館與他的情報官碰面。

pattern: someone's + handler + meeting place

Quan never told anyone the real name of his handler at the foreign intelligence service.

Quan 從未向任何人透露他在外國情報機構裡那位上線的真實姓名。

同義詞
  • controller

    older British intelligence term; very similar meaning

  • case officer

    more technical; the formal job title inside intelligence agencies

反義詞
  • asset

    the spy who reports to the handler, not the one giving orders

文法句型

someone's handler

case handler (intelligence sense)

用法筆記

Almost always appears with a possessive ('his handler', 'her handler', 'the agent's handler'). Common in spy novels and news reports about intelligence work; rare in everyday speech.

6. someone whose job is to train and support a fighter, mainly a boxer, by giving a

6.名詞C1
釋義

教練；助理

在比賽中協助拳擊手的訓練人員

someone whose job is to train and support a fighter, mainly a boxer, by giving advice and care between rounds during a match

例句

Devika worked as a boxer's handler in Mumbai for over a decade before retiring last year.

Devika 在孟買擔任拳擊手的助理教練長達十多年，於去年退休。

compound: boxer's handler (boxing career)

Between rounds, the handler pressed a cold sponge against the young fighter's swollen left eye.

回合之間，助理把一塊冰涼的海綿壓在這位年輕拳手腫起來的左眼上。

scene: handler + between-rounds action

同義詞
  • trainer

    general sports word; a handler is specifically in the corner during a fight

  • cornerman

    boxing-specific; very close in meaning but only used about the corner role during a match

文法句型

someone's handler

boxer's handler

用法筆記

Most common in boxing; for other sports, 'coach' or 'trainer' is the everyday word. Compare with sense 3: a sports handler works with a human athlete, while a dog or horse handler works with an animal.