trash-talker

noun

Definition of trash-talkernext
as in mocker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash-talker
  1. heckler
  2. tormentor
  3. wiseacre
  4. tease
Noun
  • In another segment of the video captured by a different attendee, the initial heckler can be heard pleading for his phone after the athlete snatched it and threw it on the ground.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The heckler was seen filming Kelce and made a comment about his brother Travis, and his relationship with Swift.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of heckler
Noun
  • Still, putting up with a tiny tormentor even for a few days can suck.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Mamet and Jackson have fabulous chemistry as the ditzy, selfish padrona intent on her own happily ever after and the lowly, devoted servant who, as social mores break down amid the chaos of the plague, learns to start advocating for herself instead of her tormentor.
    Shannon Keating, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony.
    Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Mark Kelly The boat, the train and the paradigm shift were all missed by Apple, according to the wiseacres.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 June 2023
Definition of wiseacre
Noun
  • Was there ever a post-credit scene, or did that final moment already feel like enough of a tease?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
  • His tease was vague, but just tasty enough to get Pizza the Hutt watering at the mouth.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of tease
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