heckler

heck·le

H0119900 (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.

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

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heck′ler n.

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Noun

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heckler - someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objectionsbadgererbad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

Translations

disturbatore