hander

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See also: händer and hænder

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhændə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ)
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Etymology 1

hand (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

hander (plural handers)

  1. One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession
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Etymology 2

hand (noun) +‎ -er (measurement suffix) or +‎ -er (relational noun suffix)

Noun

hander (plural handers)

  1. (in combinations) Something having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands
    • 2010, Chris Lewit, Tennis Technique Bible, volume One:
      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.
  2. (archaic, slang) A blow on the hand as punishment.
    • 1959, The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Lords official report, page 507:
      I got six "handers", and it hurt. It taught me my lesson, and I never slid down the banisters again.
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