KICKER

kicker

(noun) a player who kicks the football

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

kicker (plural kickers)

One who kicks.

(sports) One who takes kicks.

(American football) or placekicker — a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.

(nautical) The kicking strap.

(nautical, informal) An outboard motor.

(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.

(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.

(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

(journalism) Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.

(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.

(journalism) synonym of lead-in

(radio, television) A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.

(printing) A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.

(sports) A launch ramp.

(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

Synonym: motor

(informal) A relaxed party.

Synonym: kickback

(film, television) A backlight positioned at an angle.

Synonym: kick

Etymology 2

Noun

kicker (plural kickers)

(slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.

Anagrams

• rekick

Source: Wiktionary

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Kick"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, kicks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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