heckler
/ˈheklə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.60 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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 the orbit of power, trailing it, circling it, but never achieving it."
- "[…] 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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English heckle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English heckler From heckle + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈheklə/
- British English: /ˈhɛklə/