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

Enforcement should address speech codes, discriminatory security fees, selective recognition of student groups, and administrative acquiescence in the heckler’s veto.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The president was most of the way through his speech late Monday to a crowd of MAGA loyalists when the heckler briefly forced him to pause.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of heckler

Noun

After the plague kills their son Hamnet, each parent is left to grieve alone.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
Tarantism is distinct from other dancing plagues Tarantism, a historical psychological and social phenomenon that led to anxiety, melancholia, and uncontrollable movement, ran rapidly throughout southern Italy from the 11th to the 17th century.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of plague

Noun

Passengers stranded The nationwide ground stop caused chaos in airports and headaches for travelers — many of whom are already too familiar with flight delays and cancellations during the holiday season.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Nov. 2026
But these systems are still in the early research and development phase and may not adequately solve every privacy headache.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of headache

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