English Dictionary

heeler

noun

A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs. / A quick runner. / A dog that readily comes to heel. / (US, slang, politics, dated) A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.

The heeler is a herding dog breed.

意味（1）

A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.

意味（2）

A quick runner.

That a crowd of Sydney stealers,

Jockeys, pugilists and spielers

Brought some horses, real heelers,

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

意味（3）

A dog that readily comes to heel.

If your dog is a good heeler, you'll find some competition in the obedience ring.

意味（4）

(US, slang, politics, dated) A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.

The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.

意味（5）

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