ribber

noun

Definition of ribbernext
as in needler

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  1. tormentor
  2. torturer
  3. heckler
  4. baiter
Noun
  • The Texans have been tormentors of the Chargers in recent years, beating them in four of the last five meetings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Each nutty denunciation of his imaginary tormentors includes a plea for a presidential pardon.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of torturer
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
  • Unlike other savvy foul-baiters in the league, Powell prefers to tempt defenders to reach in rather than catch them on a pump fake or in the air.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Even Jamal Murray, who prides himself on not being a foul-baiter, couldn’t resist leaning into Darryn Peterson after the rookie left his feet on a shot fake.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of baiter
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“Ribber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribber. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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