hisser

9.9

A person who shows they do not like something by making a long 'sss' sound

noun
/ˈhɪsər/

: silbador

During the meeting, a hisser voiced their discontent with the proposal by loudly hissing in response to the suggestions.

Examples

The ladies dare not respect hissers.

Academic text (2012)
I'm a hisser.

Academic text (2012)
Thee old hisser!

Friendly Persuasion (1956)
A woman is what I am, a hisser, a goddam fucking poor woman who stays goddam fucking poor because she doesn't fuck various jerks around town.

Academic text (2012)
At the theatre, the audience erupted in hissing to show their disapproval of the performer, with a notable hisser in the front row leading the charge.
The hisser in the crowd made it clear that they did not appreciate the speaker's remarks by hissing loudly when they disagreed.

Antonyms

supporter

817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

cheerleader

72 3.2

A person who publicly supports and promotes an idea or group

How Disapproving

protester

328 2.9

heckler

14 7.1

hisser

9.9

Surface Forms

hisser singular

hissers plural

Morphology

hisser = hiss (transparent) = hiss + er

Formed by the verb 'hiss' + agentive '-er'; a learner who knows 'hiss' will readily infer 'a person who hisses'.

Etymology

Hisser comes from the sound word hiss, which copies the long 'sss' noise people make. A hisser is someone who makes that 'sss' sound to show 'disapproval', so the origin explains the modern meaning.