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Pester

Pester Meaning & Definition
Pester Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pester?

[v] annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pester: badger | beleaguer | bug | harass | tease

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pester: 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

See Also | bedevil | crucify | dun | frustrate | rag | torment

Pester In Webster's Dictionary

\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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