'Heeler' definitions:
Definition of 'Heeler'
From: GCIDE
- Heeler \Heel"er\, n.
- 1. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron. [Political Cant, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding. --The Century. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'heeler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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