Kicker
English Meaning
One who, or that which, kicks.
- One that kicks: a soccer player who was an excellent kicker.
- Informal A sudden, surprising turn of events or ending; a twist.
- Informal A tricky or concealed condition; a pitfall: "The kicker is that the relationship of guide and seeker gets all mixed up with a confusing male-female attachment” ( Gail Sheehy).
- A condition that imposes an automatic increase, as in a pension plan.