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heckler
[ hek-ler, hek-uh-ler ]
noun
- a person who harasses a public speaker or performer with impertinent questions, insults, etc.:
As a comedian, you have to face any hecklers in the crowd head-on and deal with them, because if you don't, they can take over the show.
Word History and Origins
Origin of heckler1
Example Sentences
Pham then motioned for the heckler to come onto the field, where presumably he would address the spat once and for all, man to man.
It’s fine to argue that the judiciary overplays its role as a check on the executive, but I’m grateful for judges when Congress refuses to play any role other than spectator — or heckler.
Anytime there were hecklers or someone was drunk and rowdy, instead of telling them to leave, I would have to go get someone else to tell them to leave.
One heckler was removed for loudly ordering the Bolton comic's favourite "garlic bread" one too many times.
A video of the incident published by the Sun showed Kay making jokes at the first heckler's expense before taunting him as security stepped in.
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