Meaning of PESTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'pestur
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| | Definition: | | [v] annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
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| | Synonyms: | | badger, beleaguer, bug, harass, tease |
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| | See Also: | | bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and
{Pasture}, {Pastor}.]
1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
vexations.
We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More.
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
--Dryden.
2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
fishes. --Holland.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravate, annoy, apply pressure, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besetment, besiege, blandish, bother, botheration, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, buttonhole, cajole, carp at, chafe, chivy, coax, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dun, exasperate, exasperation, exercise, exert pressure, fash, fret, fret at, fuss at, get, get at, get to, gripe, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, henpeck, hound, importune, irk, irritant, irritate, miff, molest, nag, nag at, needle, nettle, nibble at, niggle, nudzh, nuisance, peck at, peeve, persecute, pest, pick at, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, ply, pother, press, pressure, provoke, push, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, urge, vex, wheedle, work on, worry, yap at |
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