heeler.
A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
Meaning & usage
A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
A quick runner.
A dog that readily comes to heel.
A dog used for cattle droving.
A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
The rodeo performer who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header has turned it.
A student journalist at Yale University.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel English -er English heeler From heel + -er.
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