Noun: heeler hee-lu(r)
- [N. Amer] A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
"The ward-heeler secured votes through questionable means";
- machine politician, ward-heeler [N. Amer, informal], political hack, hack
- A person or machine that heels shoes
"The cobbler employed a skilled heeler to repair boots"
Sounds like: he
Derived forms: heelers
Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]
Encyclopedia: Heeler