hack vs ward-heeler

ward-heeler vs hack

hack and ward-heeler both are nouns.

hack is a verb but ward-heeler is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No
ward-heeler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hack and ward-heeler are synonyms defined as:

hack and ward-heeler: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

Other synonyms of hack include machine politician, political hack.

hack (noun)	ward-heeler (noun)
a horse kept for hire	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
an old or over-worked horse
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
one who works hard at boring tasks
a mediocre and disdained writer
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

hack (verb)	ward-heeler (verb)
cough spasmodically
significantly cut up a manuscript
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
kick on the shins
kick on the arms
cut away
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between hack and ward-heeler

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