1. plural of hackler; people who hackle (interrupt a speaker with critical or abusive comments)
Usage: common in political and public speaking contexts
2. plural of hackler; workers who hackle (comb out fibers such as flax or hemp)
Usage: textile and fiber processing industry

Examples

• The candidate faced several hacklers during the town hall meeting.
• Hacklers in the audience shouted questions at the speaker.
• Medieval hacklers prepared flax fibers for spinning into thread.
• The factory employed skilled hacklers to process the raw hemp.
• Security removed the hacklers who were disrupting the presentation.
• Hacklers have been part of political discourse for centuries.