(South Africa) An unskilled assistant to an artisan.
“Bereicherung an Steuergeldern ist für Lobbyisten leicht, wenn die richtigen Handlanger regieren:”
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(South Africa, figuratively) An aide, an assistant.
[E]very 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 that goes with the job. And there is nothing either disreputable or degrading a…
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