Pester
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pester is a verb meaning (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
Meaning
(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
More Meanings
- A bother or nuisance.
- (obsolete, transitive and intransitive) To crowd together thickly.
Example Sentences
She pestered him to help her.
He pestered me with questions.
By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following, if it were faire, they would cloud the whole skie with canuas, by ſpreading their drabled ſailes in the full clue abroad a drying, and make a brauer ſhew with them, then ſo many banners and ſtreamers diſplayed againſt the Sunne on a mountaine top.
Word Forms
- pesters
- pestering
- pestered
Synonyms for pester
Depending on context, synonyms include badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, bug.
Antonyms for pester
Common opposites include lay off, tolerate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include harass, tease, beleaguer, badger, bug, annoy.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.