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
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.
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Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The rule that the heckler’s veto cannot silence the public speaker would also apply in the library example.
—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
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Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The rule that the heckler’s veto cannot silence the public speaker would also apply in the library example.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heckler
Noun
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Still, the star did not name her harassers.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else.—
Briana Mascaro,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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This high-profile appearance is widely interpreted as an intentional product tease by Apple, leveraging Yamal's global reach to generate significant buzz.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Asus has also chimed in on Nvidia's tweet in another possible tease.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 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
Noun
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Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 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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Betty Ellerbe was waiting for an Uber on Sunday when her attacker rounded the the corner of her Brownsville apartment building located near Glenmore and Christopher Aves.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
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Other attackers Arsenal admire include Champions League final opponent Bradley Barcola and Ajax winger Mika Godts.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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