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heckler

Syllables: heck·lerUK/ˈhɛklə/

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Australia/ˈheklə/

heckler noun: one who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases. Also the alternative form of hackler.

Noun

heckler (plural hecklers)

  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.
    • Scott, who runs the Classic and promotes me here, said I was wrong about the heckler being the alpha male of the sport fan group. He said the alpha male would have money, cars, women and be silent. The heckler was a kind of delta male, the jester to the king alpha male. He would spend his life in...2010, Stewart Lee, How I Escaped My Certain Fate, page 323
  2. (US, slang) An aircraft flying attack missions at night.
    • […] 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.1949, Walter Karig, Battle Report

Proper noun capitalized: Heckler

Heckler (plural Hecklers)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

heckler is also the alternative form of hackler.

Forms of heckler

Noun
pluralhecklers
Proper noun
pluralHecklers

Plural of heckler: hecklers

Origin of heckler

From heckle + -er.

Questions about heckler

What does heckler mean?
Heckler means one who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.
What part of speech is heckler?
Heckler can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce heckler?
Heckler is pronounced /ˈhɛklə/ (UK).
What is the plural of heckler?
The plural of heckler is hecklers.

Words near heckler in the dictionary

  1. Heckingham
  2. Heckington
  3. hecklable
  4. heckle
  5. heckled
  6. heckler
  7. heckler's veto
  8. hecklers
  9. heckles
  10. heckling
  11. hecklings

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