Meaning of HEELER
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Heel"er\, n.
1. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
2. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political
patron. [Political Cant, U. S.]
The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.
--The Century.
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| | Related Terms: | | adherent, appendage, Conservative, dangler, Democrat, dependent, follower, hanger-on, hatchet man, henchman, Labourite, loyalist, man, partisan, party faithful, party hack, party man, party member, party wheelhorse, registered Democrat, registered Republican, regular, Republican, retainer, satellite, servant, shadow, stalwart, tagtail, Tory, ward heeler, wheelhorse, Whig |
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