as in harasser
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
avoided the hecklers who hung out on the street corner making threatening remarks to passersby
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Recent Examples of heckler
While touring the special, Edelman dealt with hecklers and haters, but mostly audience members who wanted to share with the comedian their experiences with assimilation, Judaism and antisemitism.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Republicans have been plagued by raucous town halls for months, with hecklers usually targeting cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or cuts made through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Republicans have been plagued by raucous town halls for months, with hecklers usually targeting cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or cuts made through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heckler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heckler
Noun
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The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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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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
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“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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