ward-heeler

1. 1.

   a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

   Synonymsmachine politicianpolitical hackhack

   Broaderpolitician

Questions about ward-heeler

What does ward-heeler mean?

ward-heeler means "a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends".

How many syllables are in ward-heeler?

ward-heeler has 3 syllables and divides as ward--hee-ler under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.