Etymograph

English

puckhandler

From puck + handler.

A compound of puck + handler

Proto-Germanic *pūkô ‘a goblin, spook’

Proto-West Germanic *pūkō

Old English pūca ‘goblin, demon’

Middle English pouke ‘a malign spirit or creature’

English puck

Middle English handler

English handler

Today it means

noun A player skilled or involved in puck-handling.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “puckhandler”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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