heeler

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhiːlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hē′lər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
heel•er  (hē′lər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who heels shoes.
  2. See ward heeler. 
  • heel1 + -er1 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heeler /ˈhiːlə/ n
  1. US
    See ward heeler
  2. a person or thing that heels
  3. Austral NZ a dog that herds cattle by biting at their heels
'heeler' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blue cattle dog - blue heeler - ward heeler

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