What's the difference between heeler and wheeler?

Heeler


Definition:

  • (n.) A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
  • (n.) A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The disorder was most common in Australian cattledogs (blue heelers; 8 cases), Old English sheepdogs (3 cases) and Maltese terriers (3 cases).
  • (2) Neuronal ceroidosis was observed in an 18-month-old male Blue Heeler dog which was euthanized after showing a progressive gait and behavior abnormality, depression, paresthesia, and vision deterioration.
  • (3) Then there is the apparent nepotism, the dozens if not hundreds of mundane emails in which petitioners for this or that plum Washington job or high-profile academic appointment politely appeal to Podesta – the ward-heeler of the meritocratic elite – for a solicitous word whispered in the ear of a powerful crony.
  • (4) Stop being the Liberal’s lap dog and bring back the old Nationals attack dog, where’s the blue heeler, Barnaby?” Lambie said.
  • (5) A young female Queensland Blue Heeler with signs of severe respiratory distress was diagnosed as having Oslerus osleri.

Wheeler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who wheels, or turns.
  • (n.) A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.
  • (n.) A wheel horse. See under Wheel.
  • (n.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.
  • (n.) A worker on sewed muslin.
  • (n.) The European goatsucker.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Chairman Tom Wheeler used to be president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Big Cable’s lobbying group.
  • (2) A series of clandestine lunches has been held by Stuart Wheeler, a former Tory donor who is now trying to persuade MPs to jump ship.
  • (3) Sharp said he ran into Wheeler a year or two ago around the holidays, when Wheeler had taken two of his sons to the barber shop in town to get a haircut.
  • (4) Mardia-Watson-Wheeler circular test statistics indicated that the PRCs were distributed as two distinct populations.
  • (5) But to enjoy it like a local, give the tourist-tat main road a miss and dive into the snarl of side streets, where wheeler-dealers hawk everything from rusty doorknobs to 17th-century art.
  • (6) "The put option enabled us to benefit from the Wheelers' experience over the last three and a half years," said Marcus Arthur, chairman of Lonely Planet and managing director of BBC Worldwide's global brands division.
  • (7) Since 7 May, some of the public recriminations involving Ukip have included: Farage’s decision to resign, only to go back on his decision four days later, prompting one of the party’s biggest donors, Stuart Wheeler, to call for him to step back in favour of someone quieter.
  • (8) My proposal assures the rights of internet users to go where they want, when they want, and the rights of innovators to introduce new products without asking anyone’s permission.” Net neutrality battle pitches activists and FCC against Big Cable and GOP Read more Wheeler’s proposals come as Republican critics work on their own legislation, which could effectively stymie his efforts.
  • (9) Five instances of three-wheeler, all-terrain vehicle accidents resulting in spinal cord injury are presented.
  • (10) Personal skills of OH nurses that have been adequate in the past may now need to be refined to meet the challenges of the 90s, writes Sue Wheeler lecturer in management development at Birmingham University.
  • (11) A slightly shy Old Etonian, Wheeler rarely dominates the conversation as he listens to his guests debate their shared goal: how to take Britain out of the EU.
  • (12) But bloggers, including Marcy Wheeler from empytwheel , discovered that the figure had not been blanked out from one of the memos.
  • (13) Nobody cares about us or our families.” The doorless, green-and-yellow three-wheelers that clog Delhi’s streets were converted to compressed natural gas years ago, so they create little pollution.
  • (14) Carter said Wheeler rushed into a firefight to defend his Kurdish partners, enabling the mission to succeed.
  • (15) Sitting at a featureless desk in an underground room of a Bristol police station, Rob Wheeler asked me an uncomfortable question.
  • (16) Although 56% of incidents involved three-wheelers, a larger number of more serious injuries, defined as the presence of indicators of injury severity (eg, death, Injury Severity Score greater than or equal to 10, intensive care unit admission, or need for surgery), involved four-wheel vehicles.
  • (17) On Thursday afternoon, Trump, seemingly oblivious to the announcement of the vote delay, met with a delegation of truckers at the White House, jumping into the cab of an 18-wheeler to pose for photographs, and telling them the vote was pressing ahead that night.
  • (18) Michael Powell, CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, cable’s biggest lobby group, said Wheeler’s went “far beyond the worthy goal of establishing important net neutrality protections”.
  • (19) 12.58am GMT Matthew Wheeler (@Matt_Wheel) @Busfield @LengelDavid under 25s wondering who the Chilli's are, over 25s wondering who Bruno Mars is.
  • (20) Wheeler has said the FCC’s new rules will protect net neutrality.

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