Definition

Noun: A person who expresses disapproval, scorn, or dislike by making a hissing sound, typically by forcing breath through pursed lips or teeth.

Usage

The word "hisser" specifically identifies a person based on their action of hissing. It is used to describe someone who is actively making this sound, often in a group setting like an audience, to show they dislike a performance, speech, or idea. * The actor was unfazed by the lone hisser in the balcony. * The controversial proposal was met with a chorus of boos and hissers.

Advanced Usage

• Collective Use: The term can be used in the plural to describe a group of people expressing disapproval simultaneously.
  • The poor rendition of the national anthem turned some spectators into hissers.

Variants and Related Words

• Hiss (verb): To make a sharp sibilant sound, like that of a prolonged 's', as an expression of disapproval.
  • The audience began to hiss at the villain's entrance.
• Hiss (noun): The sharp sound itself.
  • A loud hiss came from the back of the room.
• Hissing (noun/gerund): The action or sound of hissing.
  • The hissing grew louder.

Synonyms

• Disapprover: A more general term for someone who expresses disapproval.
• Detractor: Someone who criticizes or disparages something.
• Scoffer: Someone who expresses scorn or contempt.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To meet with hisses: To be received with strong disapproval from an audience.
  • The play's opening night met with hisses from the critics in attendance.
• Hissed off the stage: To be forced to leave a performance due to intense hissing and disapproval from the audience.
  • The incompetent singer was nearly hissed off the stage.

Noun

1. someone who communicates disapproval by hissing