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 Yes, freedom of expression applies to hecklers, too. — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 May 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

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

There’s Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), Carrie’s chief tormentor at public school — the one who famously pours pig’s blood on the girl at prom.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 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

Since joining from Hull City for £20million in January 2020, the attacker has made 280 appearances across all competitions, scoring 85 goals and registering 63 assists.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Eventually, the attacker would entice the target to install malware disguised as security software.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of attacker

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