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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The fact that a major publishing announcement (or at least a tease of one) is being made on a mainstream entertainment podcast rather than through a traditional book-industry channel speaks to how pop culture and publishing are increasingly intertwined.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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As for which Bridgerton sibling takes the spotlight next, Brownell offered a tease.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 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
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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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Such attackers may be inspired by talk in the Middle East, and see themselves as acting for the cause.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Police arrested 34-year-old Bairon Hernandez Tuesday after cops released cell phone footage Rodriguez was able to shoot of his attacker from the subway tracks and offered a $3,500 reward for information leading to his capture.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Heckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckler. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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