heckler

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heck·le

(hĕk′əl)

tr.v. heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les

1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.

[Middle English hekelen, to comb with a hatchel, from hekel, hatchel, from Middle Dutch; see keg- in Indo-European roots.]

heck′ler n.

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Noun

heckler - someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections

badgerer

bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

Translations

disturbatore

heckler

[ˈhɛklə^r] n → élément m perturbateur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

heckler

n → Zwischenrufer(in) m(f), → Störer(in) m(f) (pej)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heckler

[ˈhɛkləʳ] n → disturbatore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Synopsis: In general terms, a heckler is a person who harasses and tries to disconcert others with questions, challenges, or gibes.