as in harassers
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 hecklers
Any comedian that’s good with dealing with hecklers lost to hecklers many, many times coming up.
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 June 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
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
There were a couple of hecklers inside.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Along with Al Raby, head of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, Jackson helped select Marquette Park as the target for a 1966 fair housing march, at which racist white hecklers infamously threw rocks, bricks and bottles and hit King in the head.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.
—Kylie Gilbert, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
That tone set the stage for the hecklers.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 June 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
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
There were a couple of hecklers inside.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Along with Al Raby, head of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, Jackson helped select Marquette Park as the target for a 1966 fair housing march, at which racist white hecklers infamously threw rocks, bricks and bottles and hit King in the head.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.
—Kylie Gilbert, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
That tone set the stage for the hecklers.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hecklers
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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During that time, Flair and Ripley have largely been on the same page, but there have been plenty of teases of tension as well.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Speaking with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier offered several teases of what to expect in season 2.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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That their tormentors were not untouchable.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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If the tormenters keep it up, grackles do eventually move.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bukayo Saka — England/Arsenal Saka suffers a little here from Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach depressing the final third production of all Arsenal’s attackers.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Local authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that security forces killed eight attackers and thwarted an attempt to seize the checkpoint.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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