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   Pes·ter

   /ˈpestər/

   

   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. 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.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpester verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

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   Pester definition, to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems. See more.

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

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   6 days ago · 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]

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPESTER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

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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.

8. 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.