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Meaning of "handlanger" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HANDLANGER

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDLANGER

handlanger  [ˈhændˌlæŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDLANGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handlanger 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 HANDLANGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of handlanger in the English dictionary

The definition of handlanger in the dictionary is an unskilled assistant to a tradesman. Other definition of handlanger is a friend; sidekick.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDLANGER


banger
ˈbæŋə
clanger
ˈklæŋə
cliffhanger
ˈklɪfˌhæŋə
crapehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
Erlanger
ˈɜːlæŋə
franger
ˈfræŋə
ganger
ˈɡæŋə
hangar
ˈhæŋə
hanger
ˈhæŋə
haranguer
həˈræŋə
karanga
kəˈræŋə
langer
ˈlæŋə
paperhanger
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə
sanger
ˈsæŋə
Selangor
səˈlæŋə
slanger
ˈslæŋə
straphanger
ˈstræpˌhæŋə
Tauranga
taʊˈræŋə
tikanga
təˈkæŋə
twanger
ˈtwæŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDLANGER

handiwork
handjar
handjob
handkercher
handkerchief
handle
handle with kid gloves
handleable
handlebar
handlebar moustache
handlebars
handled
handleless
handler
handless
Handley Page
handlike
handling
handling charges
handloom

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDLANGER

anger
arranger
Boulanger
changer
danger
dog in the manger
dog-in-the-manger
endanger
etranger
exchanger
Feuchtwanger
finger
flanger
forest ranger
granger
heat exchanger
manger
ranger
Stavanger
stranger
stranger danger

Synonyms and antonyms of handlanger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handlanger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDLANGER

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

Translator English - Chinese

handlanger
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Handlanger
570 millions of speakers

English

handlanger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handlanger
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

handlanger
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

handlanger
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

handlanger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

handlanger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Handlanger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengedar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handlanger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

handlanger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

handlanger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

handlanger
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handlanger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाताळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

handlanger
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

handlanger
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Handlanger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

handlanger
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handlanger
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

handlanger
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

handlanger
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

handlanger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handlanger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handlanger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDLANGER»

The term «handlanger» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDLANGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «handlanger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «handlanger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handlanger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDLANGER»

Discover the use of handlanger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handlanger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anatomy of South Africa: Who Holds the Power?
So, naturally, she often finds common cause with the ANC in parliament. As I noted earlier, every 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 ...
Richard Calland, 2006
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Austrian Napoleonic Artillery 1792-1815
When a gun's aim needed to be changed, a Handlanger would manoeuvre it with the traversing spar by swinging the trail. In the case of lighter guns, to move the whole gun over short distances up to about 500 m, four Handlanger would ...
‎2003
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Handlanger: jn. zu seinem Handlanger (zu) machen (suchenyslch von jm. nicht zu seinem Handlanger machen lassen sal ' to (try to) make so. one's dogsbody/ not to allow s. o to make one his dogsbody/slave]... Hol' dir deine Hausschuhe ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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Projectmanagement op basis van NCB versie 3- IPMA-C en IPMA-D
Daarbij kan de rol van adviseur op verschillende manieren worden ingevuld. Rollen van de adviseur Peter Block (2001) onderscheidt drie rollen die een adviseur kan aannemen: • Expert. • Handlanger. • Partner. Expert In de rol van expert ...
Bert Hedeman, Gabor Vis van Heemst, Roel Riepma, 2011
5
Austrian Specialist Troops of the Napoleonic Wars
Battery organisation in 18o9 was generally as follows: Brigade battery: 8 guns, 8 two-wheel ammunition-carts, 2/3 baggage-waggons, 32 gunners, 32 Handlanger (for 3-pdr. battery: 48 for 6- pdrs.) 6-pdr. Support battery: 4 guns, 2 howitzers, ...
Philip Haythornthwaite, 2012
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The rate of return on training in switzerland: an empiricial ...
Hilfaarbeiter Hilfaarbeiter Hilfaarbeiter an Druc kma 8 c nine n Hilfaarbeiter Handlanger Ubrige Hilf8arb. Hilfaarbeiter Handlanger Handlanger Hilfaarbeiter Handlanger Hilfaarbeiter Hilfaarbeiter Handlanger Handlanger Hilfaarbeiter an ...
Meinrad Unteregger, 1972
7
Better Managers DO Better Business: The Road Map to Success ...
Train your handlanger to mix mortar correctly and keep it soft all day. Train your handlanger to place the mortar boards close by for your convenience. Train your handlanger to place the bricks close to where you will use them. Check that you ...
ORRIE BARAGWANATH, 2013
8
The Processing of Events
... Ausland/exekutierten/ eine Stunde lang/ mehrere Handlanger/der Militärregierung. cc-pl Den Regimegegner/rnit Kontakten ins Ausland/ exekutierten/in einer Stunde/ mehrere Handlanger/ der Militärregierung. ctrl—pl Den Regimegegner/rnit ...
Oliver Bott, 2010
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The "final Solution" in Riga: Exploitation and Annihilation, ...
BA Berlin, R 91/237, Kommando der Schutzpolizei, 25 November 1941. 85. Vestermanis, "Retter im Lande der Handlanger," in Benz and Wetzel, Solidarität und Hilfe fur Juden während der NS-Zeit, Bd. 2, 234-235; on Janis Lipke, see Staw.
Andrej Angrick, Peter Klein, 2009
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The Austro-Hungarian Army of the Napoleonic Wars
Artillery dress was the roe-deer-coloured short tunic for summer wear and a half- length mounted-pattern coat for winter, with the traditional artillery ponceau-rot facings (sky-blue for the Handlanger). The head-dress was worn with or without ...
Albert Seaton, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDLANGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handlanger is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gastkommentar von Martin Hellwig: Notstand oder Erpressung?
Sie sehen die EZB als Handlanger fremder Interessen und empören sich darüber. Andere sehen das ähnlich, allerdings mit umgekehrtem ... «Handelsblatt, Jul 15»
2
Dear Editor
In one of your investigative jobs, I was your handlanger and I recall thinking then: “Jeez, this guy goes for the throat; first time, every time. «Noseweek, Jun 15»
3
krone.at-Test - Flauschiger Jump'n'Run-Hit: "Yoshi's Woolly World"
... Fall Baby- Bowser und seinen Hexer- Handlanger Kamek – die Freunde des Helden kidnappen, und schon hat Yoshi einen triftigen Grund, ... «Krone.at, Jun 15»
4
In Frankfurt sind Hooligans, Pegida-Gegner und die Polizei …
... gegen Handlanger in Politik und Medien, natürlich auch gegen „Verbrecher und Terroristen", die sich Deutschland mit seiner Asylpolitik ins ... «VICE.com, Jun 15»
5
Glanz und Gloria für die Fledermaus
Schlimmer noch: Scarecrow hat nicht nur die gesamte Unterwelt Gothams auf seiner Seite, sondern obendrein einen mysteriösen Handlanger ... «T-Online, Jun 15»
6
Street Fighter V - Cammy und Birdie als spielbar bestätigt
Die MI-6 Agentin Cammy White und der ehemalige Shadaloo-Handlanger Birdie, beide aus Großbritannien stammend, werden im Duell mit ... «playNATION.de, Jun 15»
7
Jetzt bestecht mich doch endlich!
... Mobile bauen kann, das Energie aus dem Nichts saugt und damit ein Auto antreibt, dann gelte ich als bezahlter Handlanger der Erdöllobby. «Futurezone, May 15»
8
Würden Sie diesen Hasen wählen?
Als Handlanger eines leicht cholerischen Riesen-Hasen namens Bunny Lord schlüpfen wir in die Rolle von neun verschiedenen Charakteren, ... «GameStar, May 15»
9
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) **** recensie
Maar op een gegeven moment zijn de rollen omgekeerd en is de 'War Boy' Nux, briljant vertolkt door Nicholas Hoult, zijn handlanger ... «De FilmBlog, May 15»
10
François Faber (1887 - 1915): Er drehte sich nicht mehr um. Nie …
... einem Pariser Bistro, später Handlanger in einem Schiffbauunternehmen an der Seine, dann Angestellter der "Grande usine de relevage des ... «Luxemburger Wort, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Handlanger [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/handlanger>. May 2024 ».
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