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
The rule that the heckler’s veto cannot silence the public speaker would also apply in the library example.
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Coaches go to the podium and become the heckler in the bleachers, lobbing shots over foul shots.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Placard-waving hecklers who supported Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for president, tried to interrupt Lady Bird’s speeches at many of the stops.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Vance jousted with at least one heckler over the war in Gaza, and he was pressed by another person over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Coaches go to the podium and become the heckler in the bleachers, lobbing shots over foul shots.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Placard-waving hecklers who supported Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for president, tried to interrupt Lady Bird’s speeches at many of the stops.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Vance jousted with at least one heckler over the war in Gaza, and he was pressed by another person over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heckler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heckler
Noun
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Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.—
Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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On May 8, the alleged harasser, Alex Jenkinson, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court via live link and was ordered to stay away from several royal residences.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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After sparking anticipation with a tease at Paris Fashion Week, Satisfy and Adidas have now unleashed the start of their partnership.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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In its hyper-focus on Moulin himself, the film forgets to incorporate the wider world, including and especially the question of who might have betrayed him — a real mystery it half-teases before ignoring.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 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
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His torturers shattered his hands and paraded him around the stadium, taunting him to try to play his guitar.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pedro Báez joined the Los Angeles pen in 2014 and assumed the role of Goldschmidt’s primary tormentor.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Brendan Carr, tormenter in chief of the broadcast networks, made his way around the room, as did Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Castillo instead met with the attackers on a plan to keep word from getting out.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Abdullah exchanged gunfire with the attackers and alerted everyone inside to go into lockdown, officials said.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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