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kicker

3 8.5

A shoe used for playing soccer or football

noun
/ˈkɪkər/

Slang

: botín (de fútbol)

Examples

I got you five kickers.

The Story of William Tell (1953)
I had to draw a line somewhere, so I took all the kickers that have made at least 90% of their kicks and have made at least 10 field goals.

Blog text (13)
Florida State then added two field goals to go up 20-0, and kicker Dustin Hopkins set the all-time scoring record for kickers, breaking the previous mark of 439 points.

Blog text (30)
For my birthday, I received a new pair of kickers that are perfect for playing soccer.
He always wears his favorite kickers during football practice to improve his performance.
These kickers have great traction on the field, making them ideal for soccer games.

Synonyms

kicks

vskicker

Slang

1 8.1

Stylish sports shoes people wear

is a slang term used specifically for soccer or football shoes

cleats

vskicker

2.8

Shoes with small spikes on the soles for better grip on soft or slippery ground

is a slang name for soccer or football footwear rather than technical design

Compounds

place-kicker

Specialized

2 6.3

A player in American football who kicks the ball from the ground for field goals or extra points

big kicker

7.5

A main reason that makes you choose something

tyre kicker

9.3

A person who looks at things for sale, especially cars, with no real plan to buy

Surface Forms

kicker singular

kickers plural

Morphology

kicker = kick (transparent) = kick + er

The shoe sense is named by function/association with kicking; the formation 'kick' + '-er' is interpretable as an item used for kicking.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember kickers for shoes is to see the word as kick 'to strike with the foot' plus the ending -er meaning 'one who' or 'thing used for'. So kickers are the shoes you wear for kicking and playing football.