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Heckler

//ˈhɛklə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

    "The juggler always seemed to have a heckler or two in the crowd on Saturdays."

  2. 2
    someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections wordnet
  3. 3
    An aircraft flying attack missions at night. US, slang

    "[…] the usual gap between the time the last strike of the day departed and the first night hecklers arrived was closed with "zippers" — night fighters who, using day fighter tactics, proceeded to the target in daylight in time to relieve the last day blanket patrol."

  4. 4
    Alternative form of hackler (“worker who separates flax”). alt-of, alternative

Etymology

From heckle + -er.

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