INTERRUPTER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

interrupter

noun

variants also interruptor

Definition of interrupter

as in heckler

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Recent Examples of interrupter Prosecutors previously confirmed Wynn was employed at the time as a violence interrupter with the District’s Cure the Streets program, which works to prevent gun violence by mediating conflicts in high-risk communities. — 7news Wjla, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026 Use a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), available from hardware stores. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026 On Call Her Daddy, Cohen called out Lisa Barlow from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Teresa Giudice from Real Housewives of New Jersey as frequent interrupters. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 The 87-year-old change-making violence-interrupter — who spent 20 years as a Milwaukee County correctional officer and dedicated her life to the betterment of others — never hesitated to step into the middle of confrontation. — Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interrupter

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Noun

That’s a little simplistic — look at San Francisco’s Scott Wiener being chased from a trans rights event by hecklers accusing him of being pro-genocide.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of heckler

Noun

Our lively tour guide regaled us with stories of the residents who inhabited those streets, including merchant Mary King and George Rae, the plague doctor who tended to victims in 1645.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
How many malodorously toxic episodes does that make toward the seven plagues in the Old Testament?

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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Noun

Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them.

— Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
As body temperature rises and humidity limits the body’s ability to cool itself, mild symptoms such as cramps and headaches can progress to shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, nausea, and ultimately life-threatening heat stroke.

— Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

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