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heckler (n.)

mid-15c., "one who uses a heckle" (late 13c., as a surname, Will. le Hekelere), agent noun from heckle (v.). Sense of "audience member that taunts a public speaker" is from 1885. Fem. form hekelstere is attested from c. 1500.

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Definitions of heckler from WordNet

heckler (n.)
someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections;
Synonyms: badgerer
From wordnet.princeton.edu