as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
the firm takes the issue of sexual harassment very seriously, and harassers are harshly disciplined
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harasser
Noun
-
If nothing else, Sterns’s tease is a reminder that this latest phase of the MCU is still grasping for some purpose or cohesion.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025 -
Saros teases another time-looping, gun-toting, sci-fi action game.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The house thrums with a palpable evil that infects its inhabitants, not only tormenting them but turning them into tormentors.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
-
In Game 4, the Yankees had Boston’s 1978 tormentor, Bucky Dent, throw out the ceremonial first pitch.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2024
Noun
-
Other members of the crowd started booing and then drowned out the heckler with applause before Zverev began his post-match speech.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
-
Yes, but not just any heckler; the interloper turns out to be Death himself.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Articles Related to harasser
Thesaurus Entries Near harasser
Cite this Entry
“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share