heckler
pronunciation
How to pronounce heckler in British English:
UK ['heklə(r)]
How to pronounce heckler in American English:
US ['heklə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
Word Origin
- heckler (n.)
- agent noun from heckle (v.); mid-15c., from late 13c., as a surname (Will. le Hekelere). Modern sense of "one from the audience who taunts a public speaker" is from 1885. Fem. form hekelstere is attested from c. 1500.
Example
- 1. One heckler even slipped inside , shouting " down with capitalism , freedom for chile " from the balcony .
- 2. He even tried to explain the virtues of profits to an occupy wall street heckler .
- 3. You heard that heckler go after me tonight .
- 4. The heckler was ejected from the meeting .
- 5. Despite one heckler 's opinion , at & t remains the iphone 's exclusive carrier .