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
Still, the star did not name her harassers.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.
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Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
On May 8, the alleged harasser, Alex Jenkinson, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court via live link and was ordered to stay away from several royal residences.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.
—
Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
On May 8, the alleged harasser, Alex Jenkinson, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court via live link and was ordered to stay away from several royal residences.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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.
—
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
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
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It’s been 28 years since their last appearance, but the older fans remember the feeling of heady optimism, an occasional tease of excitement and then crushing disappointment.
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His season ends with a heart attack, mirroring his father’s cause of death — and a major tease for his story continuation in the One Golden Summer novel.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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In practice, this means understanding which tools may be used against you, how audience perception can be manipulated, what sequence of actions attackers typically follow, and which methods are deployed at different stages of a campaign.
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Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
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Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
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So Jacob is now related to his tormentor.
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Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
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McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.
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The heckler's veto The wave of firings after Kirk's assassination was spurred on by pro-Trump influencers, lawmakers and Vice President JD Vance.
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Anyone who thinks the only alternative to being a victim is to be a victimizer is missing some important possibilities.
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Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.
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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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