kicker

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who kicks.
2. noun One who takes kicks. A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.
3. noun A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.
4. noun The kicking strap.
5. noun An outboard motor.
6. noun An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.

   John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

7. noun An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
8. noun An 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.

Similar words

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Word family

kickers