Definition of "kneecappers" []

• Plural form of kneecapper. (noun)

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• "The Huffington Post's Sam Stein has a great catch: In what may be a middle-finger aimed directly at the advisers who have been privately complaining about him, Matthews went on the air this morning and basically called on Hillary to fire the "kneecappers" in her press office ..."
• "Chris Mathews talked about it on air on February 15 saying Clinton's press liaison "kneecappers" were lousy, their policy of intimidation and threats to get even were counter productive."
• "But when you get into a situation where he's calling them "kneecappers," I mean, it sounds personal."