Heeler

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who heels shoes.
  • n. Informal A ward heeler.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
  • n. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
  • n. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cock that strikes well with his heels.
  • n. A quick runner.
  • n. [Cf. LG. hakken-kiker (lit. ‘heel-watcher’: see keek) and hakken-treder (lit. ‘heel-treader’: see tread), a lackey (who follows at the heels of his master).] One who follows at the heels of another; an unscrupulous or disreputable follower or hanger-on of a professional politician or “boss,” or of a party.
    • Word Usage
    "That was your 'heeler' -- the man you had here when I came."
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