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
Bostwick's character is famously called an a**hole by the film's hecklers.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Footage widely circulated showed the two hecklers escorted away by security.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The hecklers came for his buddy, Rory McIlroy.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, with some, including McIlroy, yelling back at hecklers, while others reportedly flashed middle fingers in response to fans’ jeers.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
While touring the special, Edelman dealt with hecklers and haters, but mostly audience members who wanted to share with the comedian their experiences with assimilation, Judaism and antisemitism.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans have been plagued by raucous town halls for months, with hecklers usually targeting cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or cuts made through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Footage widely circulated showed the two hecklers escorted away by security.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The hecklers came for his buddy, Rory McIlroy.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, with some, including McIlroy, yelling back at hecklers, while others reportedly flashed middle fingers in response to fans’ jeers.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
While touring the special, Edelman dealt with hecklers and haters, but mostly audience members who wanted to share with the comedian their experiences with assimilation, Judaism and antisemitism.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Two hecklers briefly interrupted Barrett’s appearance Saturday at the National Book Festival in Washington before they were escorted out by security.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans have been plagued by raucous town halls for months, with hecklers usually targeting cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or cuts made through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hecklers
Noun
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Season one may only be six episodes, but it’s padded out with meandering subplots, vague teases for a second-season mystery, and one overly long and slow-motion-dependent scene at a nightclub.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the interview below, Hartley breaks down the Season 3 premiere and teases what’s in store for the remainder of the season.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For decades, generals, coup-plotters, and torturers walked free under the shield of amnesty laws passed after the country’s 21-year dictatorship.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each regime, from the Pahlavi dynasty to the Islamic Republic, claimed to uphold human rights and castigated its predecessors as torturers, only to ratchet up the incarceration of political opponents.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The mind could wander briefly about the Giants riding a two-game winning streak into a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Eagles, equipped to knock off their tormentors who suddenly look vulnerable.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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There appears to be no limit to his sensitivity or his determination to humble his tormentors.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Christopher was badly beaten by the two men, later identified as Berry and Thomas, but was able to fend off the attackers, who subsequently fled the scene.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Reports suggest the attackers attempted to use this access to demand a ransom from Discord.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hecklers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hecklers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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