as in torturers
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 harassers
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.
—Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 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
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
Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.
—Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassers
Noun
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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.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During that time, Flair and Ripley have largely been on the same page, but there have been plenty of teases of tension as well.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Speaking with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier offered several teases of what to expect in season 2.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Local authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that security forces killed eight attackers and thwarted an attempt to seize the checkpoint.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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That their tormentors were not untouchable.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Any comedian that’s good with dealing with hecklers lost to hecklers many, many times coming up.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Yes, freedom of expression applies to hecklers, too.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Harassers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassers. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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