kicker

BrE /ˈkɪkə/ AmE /ˈkɪkər/

noun en → es

1 FOOTBALL PLAYER [singular] B2

a player in a football team who is skilled at kicking the ball, especially for scoring goals or penalties

jugador de fútbol especializado en penales o tiros libres

Collocations kicker for a team

  • He is the kicker for his high school football team.

    Él es el jugador de penales para su equipo de fútbol de secundaria.

2 SPORTS EQUIPMENT [singular] C1

a device used in some sports to kick a ball or similar object, such as in table football (foosball) or air hockey

dispositivo para patear una pelota o objeto en deportes como foosball o hockey sobre hielo

Collocations kicker in a game

  • The table football set includes two kickers.

    El juego de foosball incluye dos dispositivos para patear la pelota.

3 LEGAL [singular] C1

a person who signs a legal document, such as a contract or agreement, to make it official and legally binding

firmante de un documento legal

Collocations signer of a document

  • The kicker for the contract was the company's CEO.

    El firmante del contrato fue el director ejecutivo de la empresa.

4 IDIOM [singular] C1

a person or thing that is likely to cause a sudden change in the situation, often for the better

factor que puede cambiar repentinamente la situación

Collocations kicker for a problem

  • The new policy could be the kicker that turns things around.

    La nueva política podría ser el factor que cambie las cosas para mejor.

5 VIDEO GAMES [singular] C1

a player who uses a kicking mechanism in video games, often to control characters or objects that kick or shoot

jugador que usa un mecanismo de patada en juegos de video

Collocations kicker in a game

  • The kicker in the video game controls a character that can kick enemies.

    El jugador en el juego de video controla un personaje que puede patear a los enemigos.

6 MUSIC [singular] C1

a device used in electronic music to create a sharp, percussive sound effect often at the beginning of a track or loop

dispositivo para crear un efecto de sonido agudo y percusivo en música electrónica

Collocations kicker in a track

  • The kicker at the start of the song gives it an energetic feel.

    El efecto de sonido al inicio de la canción le da un sentimiento energético.

7 AMERICAN FOOTBALL [singular] C1

a player who specializes in kicking the ball, such as for field goals or extra points

jugador especializado en patear la pelota para goles de campo o puntos extras

Collocations kicker for a team

  • The kicker scored the winning point in overtime.

    El jugador de penales anotó el punto ganador en la prórroga.

8 BASKETBALL [singular] C1

a player who is skilled at shooting free throws, often used as a substitute or in specific game situations

jugador especializado en tiros libres

Collocations kicker for a team

  • The coach brought in the kicker to shoot free throws.

    El entrenador trajo al jugador especializado en tiros libres para anotar tiros libres.

Idioms

kick the bucket C1

morir

  • He kicked the bucket last night.

    Él murió anoche.

kick against the pricks C1

resistir algo que es contraproducente

  • It's pointless to kick against the pricks.

    Es inútil resistirse a lo que es contraproducente.

kick up one’s heels C1

divertirse, disfrutar

  • Let's kick up our heels and have some fun.

    Vamos a divertirnos y disfrutar.