booer

Vocal crowd critic

A booer is someone who boos—expressing disapproval or contempt by shouting "boo" at a performer, speaker, or team: The booers in the crowd drowned out the politician's speech.

The word appears most often in sports and entertainment contexts, where audiences vocalize displeasure.

audience

spectator

Observer at an event

jeerer · attendees · fans · onlookers · witnesses · patrons · viewers · listeners · gallery · assembly

heckling

jeering

Vocal public mockery

shouting · interrupting · hooting · howling · barracking · sledging · razzing · raspberry · hissing · slow clap

disapproval

jeering

Vocal public mockery

derision · sneering · displeasure · objection · dissatisfaction · condemnation · censure · rebuke · rejection · repudiation

sports

jeer

Vocal expression of scorn

  • tauntInsulting provocation
  • crowdLarge public gathering
  • stadiumLarge venue for spectators

arena · fan · spectator · match · game · referee · penalty · defeat · rivalry · visiting team

Opposites
audience response

booerapplauder

One who claps approvingly

cheerer · clapper · fan · supporter · enthusiast

Phrases
Family

boo, boos, booed, booing, booers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G