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
Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.
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Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
—Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Initially, the Kruegers complained to police, but were told there was nothing the authorities could do unless the harasser tried to harm them physically.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harasser
Noun
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While this time around things went a bit smoother, the Step Up actress teases that, still, plenty of chaos will ensue.—
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Fans have already seen a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary tease, Miley Cyrus says.—
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In November, an attacker shot two National Guard members from West Virginia near the White House.—
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This one wasn’t without drama, as a resilient Czechia scored twice with the extra attacker in the last two minutes to pull within one, but an Ivar Stenberg empty-netter with eight seconds left sealed it.—
Noun
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Hopper grabs El and leaves Kali behind to be captured by her torturers again.—
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
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Jeffrey Tambor is the corrupt Mayor of Whoville and the Grinch’s lifelong tormenter, Augustus May Who, who sets his hatred of Christmas in motion.—
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Half mentor, half tormentor, Alex ruled her empire from a four-poster bed — brash, brilliant, and impossible to cross.—
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Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.—
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That tone set the stage for the hecklers.—
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Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.—
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“Harasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harasser. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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