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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That’s quite a tease, not to mention a lot of pressure to put on her 12th release.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, Banijay teases.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Is the man actually his torturer?—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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This prompted the attacker to run toward Arsenal Technical High School, east of downtown.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the Met’s stage, the writer — called, say, Jamal Khashoggi — would be sung by a heroic tenor, his tormentor by a demonic baritone.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Thornton uses a wheelchair, and here his Lucky is guided by his tormentor.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hecklers came for his buddy, Rory McIlroy.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, with some, including McIlroy, yelling back at hecklers, while others reportedly flashed middle fingers in response to fans’ jeers.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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