kicker
kicker Lexical Profile
kicker Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person or animal that kicks, especially a player in American football or rugby whose role is to kick the ball for field goals, extra points, or kickoffs.
"The team's kicker made a forty-yard field goal in the final seconds to win the championship."
North American A surprising, unexpected, or decisive revelation, detail, or turn of events, often coming at the end of a story or agreement.
"The job offers a great salary, and here is the kicker: you get six weeks of paid vacation every year."
In poker, an unpaired side card held in a hand that does not contribute to determining the rank of the hand itself, but is used to break ties between hands of the same rank.
"Both players had a pair of kings, but she won the pot because of her ace kicker."
In journalism and publishing, a short, secondary headline or phrase placed above a main headline to provide context, or a concluding humorous or light story at the end of a news broadcast.
"The editor added a brief kicker above the main headline to highlight the local angle of the story."