HECKLER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

heckler

noun

ˈhe-k(ə-)lər

Definition of heckler

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 Any comedian that’s good with dealing with hecklers lost to hecklers many, many times coming up. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 June 2026 The outraged heckler with his face painted doesn’t represent most sports-watchers. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026 Yes, freedom of expression applies to hecklers, too. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026 Cyndi Lauper didn’t hold back when a heckler interrupted her opening night in Las Vegas, firing back mid-show with an expletive-laced response that quickly drew cheers from the crowd. — Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heckler

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Noun

There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.

— Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Still, the star did not name her harassers.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026

Definition of harasser

Noun

Also, the end-credits scene where a modern-day Carol meets the Avengers is one heck of a flash-forward tease.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
In both cases, the assumption is the same—that theatergoers aren’t there for traditional superhero derring-do, only a cavalcade of Easter eggs and teases for upcoming installments to keep the Marvel gravy train running at full steam.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of tease

Noun

Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
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

Definition of torturer

Noun

So her lighthearted moment with her former tormentor was noteworthy, and not lost on Negan.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Lionel Messi is an all-timer (not to mention a frequent Atlanta United tormentor) and, at 39 years old, this may be his last World Cup.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of tormentor

Noun

Spurs are left with eight potential options in central midfield, excluding Xavi, Dejan Kulusevski, Luca Williams-Barnett and Jamie Donley, who all prefer to play as a more advanced attacker.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
By manipulating network traffic, the attackers redirect guests to fake sign-in pages without first sending a phishing email or compromising the PC.

— Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacker

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