Synonyms of heckler

heckler

noun

ˈhe-k(ə-)lər 

as in harasser

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another

avoided the hecklers who hung out on the street corner making threatening remarks to passersby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harasser
• tease
• tormenter
• torturer
• mocker
• tormentor
• attacker
• taunter
• baiter
• needler
• accuser
• victimizer
• persecutor
• insulter
• assailant
• quizzer
• detractor
• teaser
• scoffer
• quiz
• ridiculer
• wiseacre
• troublemaker
• trash-talker
• kidder
• scorner
• satirist
• smart alec
• disturber
• pest
• wise guy
• smart aleck
• smarty
• jeerer
• blamer
• giber
• jiber
• smartie
• belittler
• derider
• molester
• smarty-pants
• lampooner
• bother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defender
• guard
• protector
• savior
• saviour
• rescuer
• deliverer
• champion
• solace
• bodyguard
• comforter
• soother
• succorer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heckler

The video shows an interaction between Jason Kelce and a heckler outside the university’s football stadium where Penn State played Ohio State on Saturday. —Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024

It was filmed by the heckler and by those who witnessed Kelce snatch his phone and smash it onto the ground. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke left the stage at his solo show in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday night (Oct. 30) after a heckler yelled at him about the war between Israel and Hamas. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris was interrupted by hecklers at a rally for supporters at the La Crosse Recreational Eagle Center Thursday. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024