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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.

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

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pesterPESTER | 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.

5. 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.

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

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   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. He is fed up with people pestering him for money. American English: pester / ˈpɛstər /. Arabic: يُضَايِقُ.

7. 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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpester verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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