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badger

badg·er [ bájjər ]


noun  (plural badg·ers)
Definition:
 
burrowing mammal: a medium-sized burrowing animal that is related to the weasel and has short legs, strong claws, and a thick coat. It usually has black and white stripes on the sides of its head. Subfamily Melinae.



transitive verb  (past and past participle badg·ered, present participle badg·er·ing, 3rd person present singular badg·ers)
Definition:
 
pester somebody: to pester or annoy somebody continually
kept badgering me to go shopping

[Early 16th century. Perhaps <badge, because of the markings on its head]
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