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heeler

noun

Etymology

From heel + -er.

  1. derived from *hanhaz✻
  2. derived from *hanhilaz✻
  3. inherited from *hą̄hilō✻
  4. inherited from hēla
  5. inherited from hele
  6. suffixed as heeler — “heel + er”

Definitions

  1. A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.

  2. A quick runner.

    • That a crowd of Sydney stealers, Jockeys, pugilists and spielers Brought some horses, real heelers, Came and put us through.

  3. A dog that readily comes to heel.

    • If your dog is a good heeler, you'll find some competition in the obedience ring.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A dog used for cattle droving.

    2. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.

      • The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.

    3. The rodeo performer who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header has turned it.

    4. A student journalist at Yale University.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA