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head-kicker

head-kicker noun: a member of a group, particularly a political party or trade union, who maintains internal discipline by firmly ensuring members follow rules and directions.

Noun

head-kicker (plural head-kickers)

  1. (Australia) A member of a group, particularly a political party or trade union, who maintains internal discipline by firmly ensuring members follow rules and directions.
    • When the number of informals got into the high twenties, some number crunchers in the Right realised that if another handful of votes could be declared invalid, quota would drop from 18 to 17 and they would pick up an extra position, not the Left. Unfortunately, nobody told Right head-kicker Joe...2000 July 24, “Number games”, in Chaser, page 21

Forms of head-kicker

pluralhead-kickers

Origin of head-kicker

From head + kicker.

Questions about head-kicker

What does head-kicker mean?
Head-kicker means a member of a group, particularly a political party or trade union, who maintains internal discipline by firmly ensuring members follow rules and directions.
What part of speech is head-kicker?
Head-kicker is a noun.
What is the plural of head-kicker?
The plural of head-kicker is head-kickers.

Words near head-kicker in the dictionary

  1. head-hunts
  2. head-in-the-sand
  3. head-initial
  4. head-kerchief
  5. head-kerchiefs
  6. head-kicker
  7. head-kickers
  8. head-like
  9. head-mold-shot
  10. head-mould-shot
  11. head-note

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