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
Some Republicans appear to be taking precautions to prevent hecklers.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The speech was met with interruptions from hecklers, prompting Kennedy to remain composed and even express gratitude for the lessons learned from such interactions.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Malik Beasley heard the hecklers.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Videos of hecklers yelling at Edwards have racked up over 1 million views in just days.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The speech was met with interruptions from hecklers, prompting Kennedy to remain composed and even express gratitude for the lessons learned from such interactions.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Malik Beasley heard the hecklers.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Videos of hecklers yelling at Edwards have racked up over 1 million views in just days.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heckler
Noun
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But the teases of a face turn in Riyadh may prevent that from happening.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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And while the rest of the clip teases other NYC-centric stories, the doc will also explore how hip-hop ultimately went global.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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No other cast is listed, but the show’s 2014 iteration was loaded with guest stars, including Seth Rogen (as himself, playing Valerie’s former tormentor, Paulie G.) and Malin Åkerman, appearing as her character from Season 1.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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And in what has to be the epitome of one-stop-shopping narrative convenience, these loan sharks also own the MMA dojo where Fong’s tormentor, Conor Day (Aramis Knight), practices.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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