harasser
Definition
Noun: 1. A person who persistently attacks or annoys someone: A harasser is someone who subjects another person to aggressive pressure, intimidation, or unwanted and repeated behavior. 2. A persistent tormentor: A harasser is someone who causes ongoing distress, worry, or suffering to another.
Examples of Usage
- The company has a strict policy against anyone who is a harasser in the workplace.
- She obtained a restraining order against her harasser.
- Online harassers often hide behind anonymous accounts.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: In legal and workplace contexts, a "harasser" specifically refers to someone whose conduct creates a hostile environment, especially based on protected characteristics like sex, race, or religion.
- The tribunal found the manager to be a harasser whose behavior constituted sexual harassment.
- Military/Persistent Attacker: In a more general or historical context, it can describe a persistent attacker in conflict.
- The guerrilla fighters were effective harassers, disrupting supply lines.
Variants and Related Words
- Harass (verb): To subject someone to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
- He was accused of trying to harass his ex-partner.
- Harassment (noun): The act of harassing someone, or the state of being harassed.
- She reported the harassment to human resources.
Synonyms
- Tormentor: Someone who causes severe physical or mental suffering.
- Persecutor: Someone who harasses or oppresses someone, especially for their beliefs.
- Bully: A person who uses strength or influence to harm or intimidate others.
Related Phrases
- Sexual harasser: A person who engages in unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal/physical harassment of a sexual nature.
- The film exposed the powerful producer as a serial sexual harasser.
- Workplace harasser: A person who engages in harassing behavior within a professional environment.
Noun
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a persistent attacker
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the harassers were not members of the regular army
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a persistent tormentor
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