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How to pronounce heckler in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms badgerer
Type of bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler
Derivation heckle

Examples of heckler

heckler
The show was beset by numerous stops and starts, even a heckler in the audience.
From the abcnews.go.com
Heckler says Egland dropped off his young daughter at a hospital Saturday night.
From the dailyherald.com
Beck and Palin were interrupted at one point by a heckler, who was escorted out.
From the kentucky.com
Heckler said Kimberly and then Jamie also died when trying to save their family.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He even tried to explain the virtues of profits to an Occupy Wall Street heckler.
From the economist.com
After 20 minutes of bored silence and no laughs, she got taken on by a heckler.
From the guardian.co.uk
Chauncey is a lot like a comedian's heckler, or a football fan blasting a player.
From the stltoday.com
He kept that commitment Friday when he both led the event and heard a heckler.
From the usatoday.com
A heckler was originally a textile worker who combed out flax or hemp fibres.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
  • A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at a performance or event, or interrupts set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting, with intent to disturb its performers or participants.
  • The Heckler is a fictional character, a superhero satire published by DC Comics'. He first appeared in The Heckler #1 (cover-dated September 1992), an on-going series that lasted six issues, ending with The Heckler #6 (cover-dated February 1993)
  • Heckler is a 2007 documentary film. After a brief examination of the means, methods, and motives of hecklers (and their effect on live performance), the film segues into a longer examination of film and music critics, including their effect on performers. ...
  • The Heckler is a satirical sports newspaper created in 2003 by Brad Zibung (born 1976) and George Ellis (born 1977). It is based in Chicago and chronicles the pratfalls of the fabled Chicago Cubs baseball club as well as other major Chicago sports teams and athletes.
  • Agent noun of heckle; one who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases
  • An audience member who talks and interrupts a show,
  • Alternate spelling of Hackler, a person who used a hackle for dressing materials such as flax etc.
  • Crowd member who taunts the performer