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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

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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   • R

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