Heeler

[hee-ler] /ˈhi lər/

noun
1.
a person who shoes.
2.
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/ˈhiːlə/
noun
1.
(US) See ward heeler
2.
a person or thing that heels
3.
(Austral & NZ) a dog that herds cattle by biting at their heels
n.

1660s, “one who puts heels on shoes and boots,” agent noun from heel (n.1). Meaning “unscrupulous political lackey,” U.S. slang, 1877, from the notion of one who follows at the heels of a political boss, no doubt coined with the image of a dog in mind. See heel (v.1).

noun

An apprentice; novice reporter; cub

Related Terms

ward heeler

[1960s+ Newspaper office; perhaps fr the obedience of a trained dog who stays at the heel of the master]

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