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 | 1. | heckler - someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble |
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heckler
n → Zwischenrufer(in) m(f), → Störer(in) m(f) (pej)
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heckler
[ˈhɛkləʳ] n → disturbatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995