Definition of pester in English:

pester

verb ˈpɛstəˈpɛstər

[with object]

Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
she constantly pestered him with telephone calls
Example sentencesExamples
- My wife had been pestering me to take her shopping for the boys' presents, and I had been putting her off.
- No waiters pestered us to buy more drinks or ask us to vacate the table, even though there were probably hungry diners waiting upstairs.
- She pestered her parents for years to let her go to Germany, with which she had developed a fascination.
- Emily split up from Rushton but he pestered her with constant text messages and phone calls.
- If your children are pestering you for super-trendy labelled gear, this is the place to visit.
- The more she pesters him with emotional calls, the more irritated he becomes.
- Unscrupulous companies will instead pester you with annoying phone calls or unannounced visits.
- Hayley apologises to Lisa for sticking her nose in the other day and pestering her about her husband, Alan.
- She might never have left home had her husband-to-be Patrick not pestered her with repeated proposals.
- I don't want a situation that we had in the past where people were pestering players for tickets ahead of big games.
- If he keeps pestering you, talk to a school guidance counselor or other adult you trust to intervene.
- Hundreds of youngsters got their first taste of a day at the races in the Rails Enclosure, with many pestering their parents to place bets for them.
- Poor Sarah Jane must have been wearing something that they liked as she was pestered from the moment we arrived.
- In 1975 she pestered her parents to go to see The Osmonds perform live at Earls Court in London.
- He later bombarded the 43-year-old woman with calls on her mobile phone, pestering her for a date.
- Most of the popular girls from my school constantly pestered me for a picture of him, but I never gave them anything.
- He pestered his mother for a piano, and soon was trying to replicate the sound on a tiny Casio keyboard.
- The idea of running around pestering my friends for votes is quite distasteful.
- While on the hunt for a new job, she becomes fascinated with the middle-aged manager of a middle-aged clothing store and pesters him into hiring her.
- He irritates me because each time I pass, he blocks my way and pesters me to give money, and wastes my time.
Synonyms
badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, trouble, plague, irritate, irk, chivvy, keep after
persecute, torment, molest, bedevil, besiege, harry, worry, beleaguer, nag, dun, importune
informal hassle, bug, aggravate, give someone a hard time, get on someone's nerves, drive round the bend, drive up the wall, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get at, get on someone's back
Northern English mither
North American informal ride, devil

Derivatives

pesterer

noun

Violets husband was a "pesterer," a traveling trader, who would go on the "knocker," roaming the country buying and selling silver, gold and clothing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thank you to everyone who tolerated my pestering emails (Im a good pesterer).

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.

Rhymes

arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester

Definition of pester in US English:

pester

verbˈpestərˈpɛstər

[with object]

Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
she constantly pestered him with telephone calls
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't want a situation that we had in the past where people were pestering players for tickets ahead of big games.
- Most of the popular girls from my school constantly pestered me for a picture of him, but I never gave them anything.
- If he keeps pestering you, talk to a school guidance counselor or other adult you trust to intervene.
- In 1975 she pestered her parents to go to see The Osmonds perform live at Earls Court in London.
- Hundreds of youngsters got their first taste of a day at the races in the Rails Enclosure, with many pestering their parents to place bets for them.
- He later bombarded the 43-year-old woman with calls on her mobile phone, pestering her for a date.
- Emily split up from Rushton but he pestered her with constant text messages and phone calls.
- The idea of running around pestering my friends for votes is quite distasteful.
- He irritates me because each time I pass, he blocks my way and pesters me to give money, and wastes my time.
- My wife had been pestering me to take her shopping for the boys' presents, and I had been putting her off.
- She pestered her parents for years to let her go to Germany, with which she had developed a fascination.
- The more she pesters him with emotional calls, the more irritated he becomes.
- While on the hunt for a new job, she becomes fascinated with the middle-aged manager of a middle-aged clothing store and pesters him into hiring her.
- Hayley apologises to Lisa for sticking her nose in the other day and pestering her about her husband, Alan.
- If your children are pestering you for super-trendy labelled gear, this is the place to visit.
- No waiters pestered us to buy more drinks or ask us to vacate the table, even though there were probably hungry diners waiting upstairs.
- Unscrupulous companies will instead pester you with annoying phone calls or unannounced visits.
- He pestered his mother for a piano, and soon was trying to replicate the sound on a tiny Casio keyboard.
- She might never have left home had her husband-to-be Patrick not pestered her with repeated proposals.
- Poor Sarah Jane must have been wearing something that they liked as she was pestered from the moment we arrived.
Synonyms
badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, trouble, plague, irritate, irk, chivvy, keep after

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.

单词	pester
释义	Definition of pester in English: pester verb ˈpɛstəˈpɛstər [with object] Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions. she constantly pestered him with telephone calls Example sentencesExamples My wife had been pestering me to take her shopping for the boys' presents, and I had been putting her off. No waiters pestered us to buy more drinks or ask us to vacate the table, even though there were probably hungry diners waiting upstairs. She pestered her parents for years to let her go to Germany, with which she had developed a fascination. Emily split up from Rushton but he pestered her with constant text messages and phone calls. If your children are pestering you for super-trendy labelled gear, this is the place to visit. The more she pesters him with emotional calls, the more irritated he becomes. Unscrupulous companies will instead pester you with annoying phone calls or unannounced visits. Hayley apologises to Lisa for sticking her nose in the other day and pestering her about her husband, Alan. She might never have left home had her husband-to-be Patrick not pestered her with repeated proposals. I don't want a situation that we had in the past where people were pestering players for tickets ahead of big games. If he keeps pestering you, talk to a school guidance counselor or other adult you trust to intervene. Hundreds of youngsters got their first taste of a day at the races in the Rails Enclosure, with many pestering their parents to place bets for them. Poor Sarah Jane must have been wearing something that they liked as she was pestered from the moment we arrived. In 1975 she pestered her parents to go to see The Osmonds perform live at Earls Court in London. He later bombarded the 43-year-old woman with calls on her mobile phone, pestering her for a date. Most of the popular girls from my school constantly pestered me for a picture of him, but I never gave them anything. He pestered his mother for a piano, and soon was trying to replicate the sound on a tiny Casio keyboard. The idea of running around pestering my friends for votes is quite distasteful. While on the hunt for a new job, she becomes fascinated with the middle-aged manager of a middle-aged clothing store and pesters him into hiring her. He irritates me because each time I pass, he blocks my way and pesters me to give money, and wastes my time. Synonyms badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, trouble, plague, irritate, irk, chivvy, keep after persecute, torment, molest, bedevil, besiege, harry, worry, beleaguer, nag, dun, importune informal hassle, bug, aggravate, give someone a hard time, get on someone's nerves, drive round the bend, drive up the wall, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get at, get on someone's back Northern English mither North American informal ride, devil Derivatives pesterer noun Violets husband was a "pesterer," a traveling trader, who would go on the "knocker," roaming the country buying and selling silver, gold and clothing. Example sentencesExamples Thank you to everyone who tolerated my pestering emails (Im a good pesterer). 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. Rhymes arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester Definition of pester in US English: pester verbˈpestərˈpɛstər [with object] Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions. she constantly pestered him with telephone calls Example sentencesExamples I don't want a situation that we had in the past where people were pestering players for tickets ahead of big games. Most of the popular girls from my school constantly pestered me for a picture of him, but I never gave them anything. If he keeps pestering you, talk to a school guidance counselor or other adult you trust to intervene. In 1975 she pestered her parents to go to see The Osmonds perform live at Earls Court in London. Hundreds of youngsters got their first taste of a day at the races in the Rails Enclosure, with many pestering their parents to place bets for them. He later bombarded the 43-year-old woman with calls on her mobile phone, pestering her for a date. Emily split up from Rushton but he pestered her with constant text messages and phone calls. The idea of running around pestering my friends for votes is quite distasteful. He irritates me because each time I pass, he blocks my way and pesters me to give money, and wastes my time. My wife had been pestering me to take her shopping for the boys' presents, and I had been putting her off. She pestered her parents for years to let her go to Germany, with which she had developed a fascination. The more she pesters him with emotional calls, the more irritated he becomes. While on the hunt for a new job, she becomes fascinated with the middle-aged manager of a middle-aged clothing store and pesters him into hiring her. Hayley apologises to Lisa for sticking her nose in the other day and pestering her about her husband, Alan. If your children are pestering you for super-trendy labelled gear, this is the place to visit. No waiters pestered us to buy more drinks or ask us to vacate the table, even though there were probably hungry diners waiting upstairs. Unscrupulous companies will instead pester you with annoying phone calls or unannounced visits. He pestered his mother for a piano, and soon was trying to replicate the sound on a tiny Casio keyboard. She might never have left home had her husband-to-be Patrick not pestered her with repeated proposals. Poor Sarah Jane must have been wearing something that they liked as she was pestered from the moment we arrived. Synonyms badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, trouble, plague, irritate, irk, chivvy, keep after 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.
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