A political follower ready to do dirty work.
1881. The corruption fund was spent freely. Congressmen, influential lobbyists, and mere “strikers” and “heelers” came in for shares.—Boston Globe, Aug. 29.
1909. [There seems to be] no truth in the rumor that the office is going to be given to a “heeler” of the local Republican organization.—N.Y. Evening Post, April 26.
