ward heelern. Informal A worker for the ward organization of a political machine.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ward heeler n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics derogatory US a party worker who canvasses votes and performs chores for a political boss. Also called: heeler Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ward? heel`er n. a minor politician who canvasses voters and does other chores for a political machine or party boss. [1885?90, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ward heelerA person who works for a political party within a particular ward.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited