Definition of "kicker"

One who kicks.  examples

(sports) One who takes kicks.

1. (American football) A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.  examples

(nautical) The kicking strap.  examples

(nautical, informal) An outboard motor.  examples

(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.  quotations  examples

(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.  examples

(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.  examples

(journalism) Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.  quotations  examples

(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.  examples

(journalism) Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”)  examples

(radio, television) A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.  quotations  examples

(printing) A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.  quotations  examples

(sports) A launch ramp.  examples

(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

(informal) A relaxed party.  examples

(film, television) A backlight positioned at an angle.  examples

(pinball) A rubber pad that propels the ball away upon impact, like a bumper, but usually a horizontal side of a wall.  examples

(performance art) A practitioner of the kicking performance art.  examples

(US, slang, archaic) A complainer.

(slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.