heeler

noun

Meaning

A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
A quick runner.
A dog that readily comes to heel.
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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

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