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title: handler — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «handler» in the school dictionary: A handler is a person who trains and looks after an animal, especially a working dog or horse. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# handler

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**Who acts:** handler, person, job, piece, dog handler, Baggage handlers · **What happens:** be, train, look, work, deal, guide · **To what, where:** person, someone, piece, treat, sniffer dog, suitcases

<!-- .vabout -->
«handler» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [handler in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handler.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A handler is a person who trains and looks after an animal, especially a working dog or horse.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:m1:1
# text = A handler is a person who trains and looks after an animal, especially a working dog or horse.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	trains	train	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a handler | a person and a working dog or horse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | present | a person and a working dog or horse |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | present | a person and a working dog or horse *not said here* |  |  |  | after a animal |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A handler is a person whose job is to move or deal with things, such as a baggage handler at an airport or a food handler.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:m2:1
# text = A handler is a person whose job is to move or deal with things, such as a baggage handler at an airport or a food handler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	baggage	baggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a handler | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | move *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **deal** | infinitive | job *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with things such a baggage handler at a airport or a food handler | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A handler can be a person who guides or manages someone famous or important.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:m3:1
# text = A handler can be a person who guides or manages someone famous or important.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	manages	manage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a handler | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **guide** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **manage** | present | a person *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A handler is a piece of a program that deals with a certain event, such as a click.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:m4:1
# text = A handler is a piece of a program that deals with a certain event, such as a click.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	deals	deal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	click	click	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a handler | a piece |  |  |  | of a program | tree rules |
| 2 | **deal** | present | a piece |  |  |  |  | with a certain event and a click | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with event=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog handler gave the sniffer dog a treat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x1:1
# text = The dog handler gave the sniffer dog a treat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sniffer	sniffer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	treat	treat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the dog handler | a treat | the sniffer dog |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient treat=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baggage handlers loaded our suitcases onto the plane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x2:1
# text = Baggage handlers loaded our suitcases onto the plane.
1	Baggage	baggage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	handlers	handler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loaded	load	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	suitcases	suitcase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **load** | past | Baggage handlers | our suitcases |  | the plane |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent suitcase=Theme onto plane=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All food handlers must wear hairnets and wash their hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x3:1
# text = All food handlers must wear hairnets and wash their hands.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	handlers	handler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	hairnets	hairnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | all food handlers | hairnets |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hairnet=Source |
| 2 | **wash** | infinitive | all food handlers *not said here* | handlers's hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snake handler showed us a python at the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x4:1
# text = The snake handler showed us a python at the zoo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	python	python	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the snake handler | a python | us | the zoo |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient python=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pop star's handlers kept the fans away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x5:1
# text = The pop star's handlers kept the fans away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	handlers	handler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | past | the pop star's handlers | the fans |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fan=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Scratch, the green flag block is a kind of event handler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handler:x6:1
# text = In Scratch, the green flag block is a kind of event handler.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Scratch	Scratch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the green flag block | a kind |  | Scratch |  | of event handler | tree rules |

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