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 addressing Oakland City Council President Kevin Jenkins, Houston was interrupted by hecklers in the crowd.
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Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini responded to a heckler during a recent show in Sydney, Australia.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Every comedian has to contend with hecklers — and Adam Sandler still remembers a particularly strange jeer from his teenage stand-up days.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Video clips shared on social media show Montgomery responding to hecklers before leaving the stage early.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
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Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini responded to a heckler during a recent show in Sydney, Australia.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Every comedian has to contend with hecklers — and Adam Sandler still remembers a particularly strange jeer from his teenage stand-up days.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Video clips shared on social media show Montgomery responding to hecklers before leaving the stage early.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heckler
Noun
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Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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Ahead of the 2026 Academy Awards, host Conan O’Brien gave a brief tease at what the late Rob Reiner’s in-memoriam tribute would look like on Sunday.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mahmoudian decided to help his torturer.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gisèle Pelicot divorced her tormentor when the abuse came to light in 2020.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His attacker was arguing with a woman when the victim attempted to intervene.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Senior forward Kaitlyn Nudera leads standout group of attackers.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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