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head kicker

head kicker is the alternative form 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

Forms of head kicker

pluralhead kickers

Questions about head kicker

What is head kicker the alternative form of?
Head kicker is the alternative form of head-kicker.

Words near head kicker in the dictionary

  1. head hunters
  2. head in the clouds
  3. head in the sand
  4. head joint
  5. head joints
  6. head kicker
  7. head kickers
  8. head kidney
  9. head kidneys
  10. head lad
  11. head lads

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