Hander
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhændə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hander is a noun meaning One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession.
Meaning
One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession.
More Meanings
- (in combinations) Something having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands
- (dated, slang) A blow on the hand as punishment.
Example Sentences
I got six "handers", and it hurt. It taught me my lesson, and I never slid down the banisters again.
Of that vast Frame, the Church; yet grant they were The handers down, can they from thence infer A right t'interpret?
Two-handers generally do not transition to the net as quickly or as often as one-handers. This, to me, however, is just a coaching failure rather than a technical limitation.
Word Forms
- handers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hander-in, conveyor, conveyour, conveyer, transferrer, passer.
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