Handlanger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhændˌlæŋə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Handlanger is a noun meaning (South Africa) An unskilled assistant to an artisan.
Meaning
(South Africa) An unskilled assistant to an artisan.
More Meanings
- (South Africa, figuratively) An aide, an assistant.
- Alternative letter-case form of Handlanger.
Example Sentences
[…] building himself brick by brick, with his wife as his only handlanger.
The time for talk truly is over now. The ANC will have to do the necessary, find its backbone and rein in [Jacob] Zuma, his cronies and their handlangers to avert an economic crisis happening on its watch.
[E]very political leader has a handlanger. Like a toddler with a security blanket, the political handlanger is a necessary sop and sponge for all the tension that goes with the job. And there is nothing either disreputable or degrading about the role. Politics can be spiteful and demanding; the handlanger is the trusted confidant, the one person whom the leader can sound out, seek counsel from and trust.
Word Forms
- handlangers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include handyperson, handcraftsman, handicraftsman, handworker, handyman, handworkman.
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