What does pester mean?
Pester means (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently..
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/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ · verb
(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently..
He pestered me with questions.
She pestered him to help her.
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.
By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
Use pester when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pester means (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently..
Common synonyms include badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer.
Possible antonyms include get out of someone's ear, get out of someone's face, get up off, give someone a break.
He pestered me with questions.
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