Definition of pester Pester

/pɛˈstɚ/ - [pester] - pes•ter

We found 7 definitions of pester from 6 different sources.

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What does pester mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
pester - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
  tease, badger, bug, beleaguer
  bedevil, frustrate, torment, crucify, dun, rag torment emotionally or mentally
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pester (v. t.)
    To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations.
  • pester (v. t.)
    To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pester
    To cause, inflict or threaten with suffering, need, distress, or pain.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pester
    pes′tėr, v.t. to disturb, to annoy.—n. a bother.—n. Pes′terer, one who pesters.—adv. Pes′teringly.—n. Pes′terment, annoyance. [Short for impester, O. Fr. empestrer (Fr. empêtrer), to entangle, from in, in, Low L. pastorium, a foot-shackle—L. pastus, pa.p. of pascĕre, to feed.]

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  • pester, verb, present, 1st person singular of pester (infinitive).
  • pester, verb (infinitive).

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