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Handler and Device
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handler
noun
One who trains or exhibits animals.
synonyms:
animal trainer
An agent who handles something or someone.
usage:
"the senator's campaign handlers"
Sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team. (.
synonyms:
coach
,
manager
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
device
noun
An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.
usage:
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect.
Any clever maneuver.
usage:
"he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
synonyms:
gimmick
,
twist
Any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery. )
An emblematic design (especially in heraldry. )
usage:
"he was recognized by the device on his shield"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) Anything fancifully
conceived
.
(n.)
Opinion
;
decision
.
(n.) That which is devised or
formed
by
design
; a
contrivance
; an
invention
; a
project
; a
scheme
;
often
, a
scheme
to
deceive
; a
stratagem
; an
artifice
.
(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
(n.) An emblematic
design
, generally consisting of one or more figures with a
motto
, used apart from heraldic bearings to
denote
the historical
situation
, the
ambition
or the
desire
of the person adopting it. See
Cognizance
.
(n.) A
spectacle
or
show
.
(n.)
Power
of
devising
;
invention
;
contrivance
.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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