heckler
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Meaning · English
An aircraft flying attack missions at night.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] the usual gap between the time the last strike of the day departed and the first night hecklers arrived was closed with "zippers" — night fighters who, using day fighter tactics, proceeded to the target in daylight in time to relieve the last day blanket patrol.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “heckler” mean?
An aircraft flying attack missions at night.
Is “heckler” formal or informal?
heckler is generally slang.
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