as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
the firm takes the issue of sexual harassment very seriously, and harassers are harshly disciplined
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Recent Examples of harasser
Of course, that conservative approach is often wrecked by QB harassers such as Lawrence and Williams, part of a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks.
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Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.
—Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Initially, the Kruegers complained to police, but were told there was nothing the authorities could do unless the harasser tried to harm them physically.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.
—Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Initially, the Kruegers complained to police, but were told there was nothing the authorities could do unless the harasser tried to harm them physically.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harasser
Noun
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That’s why the pretty-much-annual fleeting tease like a High Point is so embraced and celebrated.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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That’s my opaque tease of what’s to come.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Running the latest version of Windows and your web browser reduces the chances of attackers exploiting older system behaviors or vulnerabilities.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His torturers shattered his hands and paraded him around the stadium, taunting him to try to play his guitar.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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In an early scene, an auto mechanic named Vahid recognizes his former torturer by the distinctive squeak of his prosthetic leg.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Webb and San Francisco’s pitching staff will have to figure out how to slow down Linden’s Judge, the former Giants fan turned current Giants tormentor.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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My tormentor bolted, leaving me behind—bloody, battered, and confused.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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But as Johnson celebrated the tongue-in-cheek jab at ICE, a heckler shouted behind a row of television cameras.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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There were a couple of hecklers inside.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The podcast is a fascinating artifact, the tale of a woman still untangling her role as both victim and victimizer.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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