heckler
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈhɛklər/
:
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- During the comedy show, the heckler shouted out rude comments that disrupted the performance.
- a heckler's veto
And you know, we thought that we'd get a lot of hecklers, which we did.
- And you know, we thought that we'd get a lot of hecklers, which we did.
- Because I'm so good, I don't get hecklers.
- They, in her subtitle label it Heckler.
- and it was important to have these hecklers
- A Heckler wouldn't even have time to do you're hitting them too hard.
- It's a place of anarchy that's ruled by extremists and the the hecklers.
- And all of those guys that he always has to sit behind the Oval Office with an entourage behind him of hecklers and narrators.
Examples
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We were on-stage and we had a horrible little heckler.
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Do you think Babe let hecklers from the gallery bother her?
Fiction book (1999) -
How could you let a heckler get to you like that?
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Ignoring the heckler, Leo continued.
Fiction book (1994) -
And the pointless heckler arrives with absolutely nothing of worth to say, right on schedule.
Blog text (3) -
When he called on the Vigilant California to take back cities and universities... he was interrupted by a heckler.
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And you know, we thought that we'd get a lot of hecklers, which we did.
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We must accept that being in the arena means enduring the hecklers in the cheap seats.
Blog text (21) -
A brave heckler stood up from the crowd and shouted, "Why don't you hire some?"
Blog text (30) -
Well, most of us in the public eye, whether we're news journalists or comedians or professional athletes, have had to face a Heckler a time or two.
Synonyms
2
6.5
A person who interrupts a meeting or event and causes disorder
2
7.1
A person who makes fun of others to show disrespect
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6.0
A person who interrupts a meeting or class and disturbs others
A person who laughs at others to make them feel bad
How Disruptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heckler comes from the verb heckle, which once meant to 'comb' or 'pick apart' threads when making cloth, so picture someone picking at a speaker's words. That's why a heckler is a person who interrupts or teases a speaker with rude or challenging comments.