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heckler

/ˈheklə/HEH-klur
/ˈhɛklɚ/HEH-klur

Meaningone that combs, as with a flax comb

Common meaning: a person or thing that heckles

Journey through time

  1. Dutchhekel‘a heckle’source
  2. Middle Englishhekelesource
  3. Englishheckle‘to harass a speaker’
  4. Englishformed in English from heckleheckler‘a person or thing that heckles’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that combs, as with a flax comb. It can be inferred from any of: heckle.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from heckle + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • hekel Dutch · source word “a flax comb”

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