Definition of "hander"

hander¹

/ˈhændə(ɹ)/

noun
plural handers
1. One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession
  Quotations
  Of that vast Frame, the Church; yet grant they wereThe handers down, can they from thence inferA right t'interpret?
  , [John] Dryden, Religio Laici or A Laymans Faith. A Poem, London: […] Jacob Tonson […]

hander²

/ˈhændə(ɹ)/

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