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
The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
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EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harasser
Noun
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The quirky tease came on the heels of Doja making her debut as a Global Ambassador for MAC.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the conversation, the Universal leader gave just a tease at what’s to come in the years ahead.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each regime, from the Pahlavi dynasty to the Islamic Republic, claimed to uphold human rights and castigated its predecessors as torturers, only to ratchet up the incarceration of political opponents.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tormentor of a quarterback, whose two touchdown runs were eerily similar to those which fashioned Jeanty a household name and top 10 pick, makes the Bulls a larger blip on Florida’s radar than expected.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Brown-Trickey was eventually suspended for standing up to her tormentors, while her white aggressors went unpunished.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Not even a heckler riding the Dodgers’ star all weekend at Petco Park could stop himself from smiling after Ohtani came over to high-five him after a homer on Sunday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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