handler

handler
a) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.

The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power.

b) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter), which can be specified in a combination

The spys handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler.


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