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My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.
Gary Numan

Meaning of "baggage handler" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAGGAGE HANDLER

baggage handler  [ˈbæɡɪdʒ ˈhændlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAGGAGE HANDLER

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Baggage handler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAGGAGE HANDLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

baggage handler

Baggage handler

In the airline industry, a baggage handler is a person who loads and unloads baggage, and other cargo for transport via aircraft. With most airlines, the formal job title is "Fleet Service Agent or Clerk", though the position is commonly known as a "Ramp Agent", due to the job's location on the airport ramp, amongst airline employees.

Definition of baggage handler in the English dictionary

The definition of baggage handler in the dictionary is a person who moves baggage onto and off planes at an airport.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAGGAGE HANDLER


candler
ˈkændlə
chandler
ˈtʃɑːndlə
dandler
ˈdændlə
enkindler
ɪnˈkɪndlə
handler
ˈhændlə
kindler
ˈkɪndlə
panhandler
ˈpænhændlə
spindler
ˈspɪndlə
stickhandler
ˈstɪkˌhændlə
swindler
ˈswɪndlə
trundler
ˈtrʌndlə
unbundler
ʌnˈbʌndlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAGGAGE HANDLER

baggage
baggage car
baggage check
baggage checkroom
baggage hall
baggage handling
baggage reclaim
baggage reclaim area
baggage screening
baggage train
baggage wagon
bagged
bagger
baggie
baggier
baggies
baggiest
baggily
bagginess
bagging

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAGGAGE HANDLER

Adler
bundler
cuddler
dog handler
doodler
fiddler
fondler
huddler
hurdler
idler
luggage handler
meddler
muddler
peddler
pedler
riddler
saddler
ship chandler
ship´s chandler
sidler

Synonyms and antonyms of baggage handler in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «baggage handler» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAGGAGE HANDLER

Find out the translation of baggage handler to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baggage handler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baggage handler» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行李员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mozo de equipajes
570 millions of speakers

English

baggage handler
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान हैंडलर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

معالج الأمتعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрессировщик багажа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bagageiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাগেজ হ্যান্ডলার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bagagiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengendali bagasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gepäck -Handler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

荷物係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수하물 처리기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwit bagasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xử lý hành lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேக்கேஜ் கையாளுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान हाताळणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bagaj taşıyıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

addetto ai bagagli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bagażowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дресирувальник багажу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hamal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χειρισμού αποσκευών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bagasie hanteerder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bagage hanterare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

baggasjesjauer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baggage handler

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAGGAGE HANDLER»

The term «baggage handler» is regularly used and occupies the 85.680 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baggage handler

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QUOTES WITH «BAGGAGE HANDLER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word baggage handler.
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Gary Numan
My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAGGAGE HANDLER»

Discover the use of baggage handler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baggage handler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American-made Baggage Handler: Baggage Handling Secrets ...
This is truly an informative and richly entertaining presentation about air travel in the United States and the world.
William Henry, 2008
2
The Causes and Prevention of Airline Baggage Handler Back ...
Back injuries have consistently been the most common types of injuries suffered by people at work.
Geoff Dell, Dennis Else, Tore Larsson, 2007
3
System Development: A Strategic Framework
Denver International Airport baggage handler Through the late 1970s and 1980s, opinions hardened in Denver over the need to replace the existing airport with a brand new site that would do all the things that new airports are supposed to do ...
Michael Bronzite, 2000
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On the Ground: Labor Struggle in the American Airline Industry
Martin Trizinski ex- plained that “loners” or “introverts” often ended up with the worst positions because they did not incorporate themselves into the group.64 Sometimes a baggage handler might perform the same tasks on each plane each ...
Liesl Miller Orenic, 2009
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Incredible Influence
Manuel's second trip included an experience with a baggage handler at Reagan International Airport. He was having back problems and was trying to carry an 85- pound backpack. The baggage handler immediately saw that it was a problem ...
Bob Arthur, 2006
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The Portable MFA in Creative Writing
And watch your mouth. [To Baggage Handler] Sir, could you help us? Our mom is supposed to pick us up but she hasn't shown up yet and it's been over an hour and a half. BAGGAGE HANDLER: Maybe she's home sick. My wife is home sick.
New York Writers Workshop, 2006
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Black Box, First Volume of the Save the World, Complex Series
With respect to the baggage handler himself, only five sets of people had ever seen him. Among them were the baggage crew on the South American flight, the baggage crew from the West Coast flight, the crew at the carousel, the lostluggage ...
Gary "Chris" Christopherson, 2011
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Managing People
Example 26 Mr T, an epileptic, was successfully interviewed for a job as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport and was asked to undergo a medical examination by the employers' occupational physician. The physician noted in her report ...
Alison Hall, Hall, 2003
9
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
After luggage has cleared agricultural inspection and gone down the chute, he, as baggage handler, could put contraband into the suitcases, and at the other end of the flight, before customs, another baggage handler takes the stuff off.
Maxine Hong Kingston, 2011
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Ready for Take-off!
Every bag tag is checked by a baggage handler. Then the baggage handlers CZ7C_7 v_7 place the bags on the right trailer. Safe Lifting Baggage handlers need to be fit and strong, m They lift heavy bags all day long. When bags are really ...
John Parsons, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAGGAGE HANDLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baggage handler is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Who stole Yankees jersey from Don Zimmer's widow? (She thinks …
Soot Zimmer believes the jersey was stolen from her luggage, possibly by a baggage handler or inspector. "When it was missing out of the ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
The colorful history and people of SE Spokane Street
Historian Eileen Fitzsimons describes Mayor Bean as “A modest mayor of a modest town”, who once worked as a baggage handler (porter) at ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
3
A Triumph you too can achieve
Knowing that these cars were built in strike-torn 1970s Britain with all the care and attention normally displayed by an airport baggage handler, ... «The National, Jul 15»
4
Airport workers, elected officials rally around 'poverty wages'
“Whether you're a skycap, a baggage handler or a cabin cleaner, an honest day's work deserves an honest day's pay. No one should put in a ... «Amsterdam News, Jul 15»
5
Young Australians saving to buy their first home from 18: survey
"I saw prices rising a few years ago and decided I had to start saving if I wanted to buy," the young Sydney Airport baggage handler, who lives ... «Domain News, Jun 15»
6
'Ahakista has given us a peace that keeps us going'
The baggage handler turned to a security officer who passed the suitcase for loading. The bag was not searched and the missing passenger ... «Southern Star Newspaper, Jun 15»
7
Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Major Victory Against Abusive …
Just last month, another worker, Sarina Santos, a baggage handler and mother of four, was also fired. PrimeFlight says the termination was due ... «Truth-Out, Jun 15»
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Baggage handler Ginger surprised with Qantas flight tickets
This is the heartwarming moment a Qantas baggage handler was surprised with two return tickets to Dubai, after admitting he had never seen the inside of an ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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'I've never seen inside an A380': Baggage handler Ginger
... handler Ginger. 'I've never seen the inside of an A380': Qantas baggage handler Ginger proved popular with the viewers of ITV's Britain¿s Busiest Airport. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Non-Union, Low-Wage Workers Strike at Logan Airport
Kheila Cox works as a baggage handler for United Airlines through G2 and says she just wants to be able to have a living wage. “But not so ... «WGBH NEWS, Jun 15»

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