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head-kickers

head-kickers is the plural of head-kicker.

Meaning of head-kicker

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

Questions about head-kickers

What is head-kickers the plural of?
Head-kickers is the plural of head-kicker.

Words near head-kickers in the dictionary

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

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