Heckler (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The comedian was rattled by a persistent heckler in the front row who kept interrupting his set with sarcastic remarks.
- The politician's town hall meeting was disrupted by a heckler who shouted objections to her policies and refused to let her speak.
- The teacher tried to maintain order in the classroom, but a heckler in the back kept making wisecracks and distracting the other students.
- The speaker at the conference was taken aback by a heckler who stood up and challenged her research with a series of pointed questions.
- The stand-up comedian had a clever comeback for the heckler who yelled out a joke during his set, but it only seemed to embolden the heckler to continue disrupting the show.