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Kicker

noun
/ˈkɪkɚ/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounOne who kicks.
2.nounOne who takes kicks.
3.nounThe kicking strap.
4.nounAn outboard motor.
5.nounAn unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
"John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall."
6.nounAn enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
7.nounAn 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.nounSmall text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.
9.nounThe last one or two paragraphs of a story.
10.nounA lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
11.nounA device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.
12.nounA launch ramp.
13.nounThe fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
14.nounA relaxed party.
15.nounA backlight positioned at an angle.
16.nounAn introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
"After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment."
17.nounA region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
18.nounA short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

Synonyms

kickkickbackmotorprefaceprologuekickerhitchcatchstuffviolentrubtrick

Rhymes With

snickervicarnickerflickerliquortickerslickerbicker
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