A person who interrupts a performer or public speaker with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
he was adept at dealing with hecklers
Example sentencesExamples
One heckler shouted: "We can't hear you", raising uncomfortable laughter during Sheila's supposedly tear-jerking death scene.
His sharpness in dealing with hecklers was mesmerising.
Hecklers shouted down the journalist's anti-war speech.
From the excellent way she handled the interruption, it was clear that she'd had to deal with the heckler before, but the crowd lost patience with him and booed him to silence.
Shouts became so pervasive that she informed the organizers she would no longer take questions if the hecklers were not silenced.
He started by apologising for his late arrival but was interrupted by a heckler.
I saw a speaker interrupted by a heckler who yelled out "Talk slower", and two seconds later another spectator shouted, "Listen faster".
Bruce indulges in some incisive improvisation, especially when dealing with the inevitable heckler.
We thought maybe he could use some tips on how to handle hecklers.
He attributed the meltdown to the actor's inexperience as a road comic and trouble handling hecklers.
Definition of heckler in US English:
heckler
nounˈhɛk(ə)lərˈhek(ə)lər
A person who interrupts a performer or public speaker with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
he was adept at dealing with hecklers
Example sentencesExamples
From the excellent way she handled the interruption, it was clear that she'd had to deal with the heckler before, but the crowd lost patience with him and booed him to silence.
Hecklers shouted down the journalist's anti-war speech.
Bruce indulges in some incisive improvisation, especially when dealing with the inevitable heckler.
Shouts became so pervasive that she informed the organizers she would no longer take questions if the hecklers were not silenced.
He attributed the meltdown to the actor's inexperience as a road comic and trouble handling hecklers.
We thought maybe he could use some tips on how to handle hecklers.
One heckler shouted: "We can't hear you", raising uncomfortable laughter during Sheila's supposedly tear-jerking death scene.
I saw a speaker interrupted by a heckler who yelled out "Talk slower", and two seconds later another spectator shouted, "Listen faster".
His sharpness in dealing with hecklers was mesmerising.
He started by apologising for his late arrival but was interrupted by a heckler.