harasser

noun

as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another the firm takes the issue of sexual harassment very seriously, and harassers are harshly disciplined

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Recent Examples of harasser Parton’s ability to become the harasser without falling into some version of male drag makes this short sequence far superior to the many films with a similar premise that followed. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 White stars can help by publicly supporting their Black colleagues, who are especially targeted by online trolls and harassers. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Still, the star did not name her harassers. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026 Most harassers do not harass others in front of someone else. — Briana Mascaro, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 On May 8, the alleged harasser, Alex Jenkinson, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court via live link and was ordered to stay away from several royal residences. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Of course, that conservative approach is often wrecked by QB harassers such as Lawrence and Williams, part of a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks. — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026 Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers. — Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harasser
  1. tease
  2. attacker
  3. torturer
  4. tormentor
  5. heckler
  6. victimizer
Noun
  • The new trailer offers a brief tease of the instantly-iconic concert, in which Winter headlined Carnegie Hall for one night only at the age of 23.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition schedule and summer league tend to be seasons of tease.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of tease
Noun
  • Tear gas filled the area, and Nathaniel saw two attackers in the back of a pickup with automatic weapons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Turn off Wi-Fi and unplug any Ethernet connection to help prevent potential communication with an attacker.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacker
Noun
  • Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of torturer
Noun
  • Each nutty denunciation of his imaginary tormentors includes a plea for a presidential pardon.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • So her lighthearted moment with her former tormentor was noteworthy, and not lost on Negan.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • Glasper eventually offered the heckler a drink as a peace offering, but the impromptu music debate took up too much of the show’s 90-minute runtime.
    — William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The crowd jeered and guffawed throughout the event and a heckler who stood up to yell at the stage was led out of the hall halfway through.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of heckler
Noun
  • My office will hold their victimizer fully accountable for her inhumane actions.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Jarrett, the elder brother, was eventually taken in by a man who later abused him, a victimizer who then set his sights on Baylon.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of victimizer

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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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