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   pester

   /ˈpɛstə/

   verb

   • 1. trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions: "she constantly pestered him with telephone calls"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the senses ‘overcrowd (a place)’ and ‘impede (a person)’): from French empestrer ‘encumber’, influenced by pest. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘infest’, referring to vermin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pesterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPESTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PESTER definition: 1. to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly: 2…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pesterPester Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PESTER is overcrowd. How to use pester in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pester.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPESTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PESTER meaning: 1. to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly: 2…. Learn more.

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   Pester definition: to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble. See examples of PESTER used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pesterPester - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To pester someone is to annoyingly nag them about something. Pestering is repetitive and bothersome.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpester verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   verb. /ˈpestə (r)/ /ˈpestər/ [transitive, intransitive] Verb Forms. to annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times synonym badger. pester somebody for something Journalists pestered neighbours for information. pester somebody with something He has been pestering her with phone calls for over a week.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPESTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. If you say that someone is pestering you, you mean that they keep asking you to do something, or keep talking to you, and you find this annoying. [disapproval] I thought she'd stop pestering me, but it only seemed to make her worse. [VERB noun] I know he gets fed up with people pestering him for money. [VERB noun preposition]

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pesterPester - definition of pester by The Free Dictionary

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   Define pester. pester synonyms, pester pronunciation, pester translation, English dictionary definition of pester. tr.v. pes·tered , pes·ter·ing , pes·ters To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.

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    Definition of pester verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of pester – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    PESTER definition: to annoy someone by asking them something again and again: . Learn more.