heeler

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Synonyms: healer, peeler, feeler, heeled, heller, wheeler, keeler, reeler, eeler, sheeler, beeler

Antonyms: healer, peeler, feeler, heeled, heller, wheeler, keeler, reeler, eeler, sheeler, beeler

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Noun

1. A [[gamecock]] that strikes well with its [[heel]]s or [[spur]]s.
2. A quick runner.
3. A [[dog]] that readily comes to [[heel#English:_follow|heel]].
4. {{lb|en|Australia}} A dog used for cattle droving.
5. {{lb|en|US|slang|politics|dated}} A [[dependent]] and [[subservient]] hanger-on of a political [[patron]].
6. The [[rodeo]] [[performer]] who [[rope]]s the [[steer]] by its [[hind]] [[foot|feet]] after the [[header]] has turned it.
7. {{lb|en|US}} A [[student]] [[journalist]] at {{w|Yale University}}.

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