Definitions for kickerˈkɪk ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kick•erˈkɪk ər(n.)

  1. a person or thing that kicks.

  2. Slang. a disadvantageous point or circumstance, usu. concealed or unnoticed. a surprising change or turn of events.

    Category: Informal

Origin of kicker:

1565–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kicker(noun)

    a player who kicks the football

Wiktionary

  1. kicker(Noun)

    One who kicks.

  2. kicker(Noun)

    One who takes kicks.

  3. kicker(Noun)

    The kicking strap.

  4. kicker(Noun)

    An outboard motor.

  5. kicker(Noun)

    An unexpected situation or detail.

    John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

  6. kicker(Noun)

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

  7. kicker(Noun)

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

    Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.

  8. kicker(Noun)

    A particular type of resident of Texas who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.

  9. kicker(Noun)

    The last paragraph or two of a story.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kicker(noun)

    one who, or that which, kicks


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