interrupters
interrupters — noun
1. a person who stops someone else from speaking by starting to talk themselves, es
a person who stops someone else from speaking by starting to talk themselves, especially in a way that is rude or inconsiderate.
Wei is always an interrupter in team meetings, cutting people off before they finish.
collocation: always an interrupter
The teacher asked the interrupters to raise their hands before speaking.
passive-like: asked + to-infinitive
Chiara's friends teased her for being an interrupter whenever they shared news over dinner.
At the town hall meeting, moderator Esme asked interrupters to let everyone finish their questions.
Being a serial interrupter cost Lien the chance to lead the group project.
- heckler
more aggressive and public; hecklers deliberately disrupt a speaker at a formal event, whereas an interrupter may simply be impatient or excited
- disruptor
broader in scope — disruptors can affect processes, systems, or events, not just conversations
- chatterbox
informal and more about talking too much than about cutting others off
- listener
someone who pays careful attention rather than talking over others
文法句型
the + ~; a + ~
用法筆記
Commonly used to describe a person's habitual communication style rather than a one-time action. Plural form (interrupters) is especially frequent in classroom and meeting contexts where the speaker addresses a group.