heeler
Dog training obediently
A heeler is a dog that herds livestock by nipping at their heels—the Australian cattle dog is the classic example.
In American politics, a heeler is a low-level party operative who does whatever the boss needs: canvassing, delivering votes, running errands.
The political sense suggests someone who follows at heel like a trained dog.
The ward heeler rounded up votes on election day.
Cultivated variety of animal
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- working dogDog bred for tasks
- herdingManaging animal groups
- nippingBiting lightly, sharply
cattle · livestock · drover · stockman · station · outback · mustering · endurance
Biting lightly, sharply
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- flockAnimals gathered together
- sheepWoolly farm animal
drover · stockman · mustering · roundup · corral · penning · drive · working dog
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- stationFixed stopping point
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- droverOne who moves livestock
- musteringGathering or summoning
cattle · remote · arid · Queensland · Australia · jackaroo · ringer · muster
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- machine politicsCorrupt party-controlled governance
- TammanyDefunct patronage organization
- bossWorkplace superior
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
canvassing · votes · turnout · grassroots · operative · fixer · loyalist · party
breed
Cultivated variety of animal
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- working dogDog bred for tasks
- herdingManaging animal groups
nipping · cattle · livestock · drover · stockman · station · outback · mustering · endurance · intelligence
nipping
Biting lightly, sharply
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- flockAnimals gathered together
sheep · drover · stockman · mustering · roundup · corral · penning · drive · working dog · instinct
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
mustering · cattle · remote · arid · Queensland · Australia · jackaroo · ringer · muster · paddock
precinct
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- machine politicsCorrupt party-controlled governance
- TammanyDefunct patronage organization
- bossWorkplace superior
patronage · canvassing · votes · turnout · grassroots · operative · fixer · loyalist · party · election
roping
Catching with a lariat
- team ropingPaired lasso rodeo event
- headerTop line of document
- hooeyInformal term for nonsense
barrier · box · chute · catch · steer · calf · arena · cowboy · score · penalty
- Herding DogsAustralian Shepherd, German Shepherd, collie, sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog
- rodeobull riding, bareback riding, bronc riding, calf roping, team roping
- working breedsGerman shepherd, border collie, Belgian Malinois, Australian cattle dog, Welsh corgi
- working dogspolice dog, guide dog, K9, herding dog, sniffer dogs
- rodeo performersbull rider, bronc rider, bareback rider, barrel racer, bulldogger
- rodeo jobsheader, rodeo clown, pickup man, barrel man
heelerboss
Workplace superior
party boss · political boss · kingmaker · party leader · ward boss
- high heelsElevated women's shoes
- head over heelsUtterly and deeply enamored
- boot heelRaised rear sole section
- to heelTrained to follow closely
- Achilles' heelCritical personal weakness
- Achilles heelSingular fatal vulnerability