Agent and Handler

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Agent

Handler and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handler" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Handler

Handler noun - An agent who handles something or someone.
Usage example: the senator's campaign handlers
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Synonyms for Handler

Agent and handler are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Handler".

Nearby Words: handle, handled, handling

Both words in one sentence

  • In the sixth season episode "Uncontrolled Variables", Keller's handler Luc Renault is also an Interpol special agent.
  • They have at least two moles in the FBI, though one of them is actually a double agent, but even she may be being duped as her handler might also be a spy.
  • Overt Operative In this case any disguise is for the sake of good manners rather than tactics: he is a handler rather than an agent.
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