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n. One that kicks: a soccer player who was an excellent kicker.

n. Informal A sudden, surprising turn of events or ending; a twist.

n. Informal A tricky or concealed condition; a pitfall: "The kicker is that the relationship of guide and seeker gets all mixed up with a confusing male-female attachment” ( Gail Sheehy).

n. A condition that imposes an automatic increase, as in a pension plan.

n. One who kicks.

n. One who takes kicks.

n. The kicking strap.

n. An outboard motor.

n. An unexpected situation or detail.

n. An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.

n. An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

n. A particular type of resident of Texas who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.

n. The last paragraph or two of a story.

n. One who, or that which, kicks.

n. A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an apparently advantageous situation; a joker{5}.

n. An unforeseen added expense or additional cost.

n. One who or that which kicks.

n. One who offers strong, and especially unexpected or perverse, opposition; one who objects or opposes; a bolter.

n. Nautical, the propeller of a small launch.

n. In cricket, a ball which kicks or bumps, that is, which rises higher than usual after pitching.

n. In poker, a card held up with a pair, usually an ace or king.

n. The reversing gear of some direct-acting steam and hydraulic pumps.

n. a player who kicks the football

"The word kicker hadnt even been invented yet, but somehow Hiro had understood it all instinctively: how to make a clique huge overnight, how to convince everyone to requisition some new gadget, and most of all how to make himself legendary in the process."

football player    footballer   

dropkicker    placekicker    punter    place-kicker   

joker   

bicker    bricker    clicker    dicker    flicker    knicker    licker    liquor    picker    quicker   

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