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

Rice closed in eventually and the heckler wasn't as cavalier.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of heckler

Noun

Many of us hear talk of plague and think that humanity, as ever, will manage to muddle through.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
The two soon stumble back into the cult that created the plague doctor — a cult in which people are killed and resurrected, taken apart and rebuilt.

— S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of plague

Noun

These include a severe or persistent headache, changes in vision such as blurred vision or seeing spots, pain in the upper abdomen, significant swelling of the face or hands, shortness of breath, and nausea or vomiting later in pregnancy.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of headache

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