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heckler|ˈhɛklə(r)|
[f. heckle v. + -er1.]
1. A dresser of flax or hemp.
c1440Promp. Parv. 234/1 Hekelare, mataxatrix. 1720Lond. Gaz. No. 5882/10 Robert Pickering, Heckler. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour (1861) II. 306 The hecklers or flax⁓dressers, can unfold ‘a tale of wo’ on this subject.
2. One who severely questions another; spec. one who catechizes a parliamentary candidate.
1885Manch. Exam. 13 Oct. 5/2 A lively bout between..the Liberal candidate..and some hecklers whom he encountered at Delph. 1889Spectator 16 Nov., Mr. Morley's ‘heckler’, Mr. Laidler, who signs himself ‘Bricklayer’. |