Kicker
/ˈkɪkɚ/
noun
One who kicks.
One who takes kicks.
The kicking strap.
noun
An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
“After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.”
A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.