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pes·ter
I. \ˈpestə(r)\ transitive verb
(pestered ; pestered ; pestering \-st(ə)riŋ\ ; pesters)
Etymology: modification of Middle French empestrer to hobble (an animal), impede, embarrass, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin impastoriare to hobble (an animal), from Latin in- in- (II) + (assumed) Vulgar Latin pastoria, n., hobble, from Latin, feminine of pastorius of or belonging to a herdsman, from Latin pastor herdsman, shepherd + -ius -ious — more at pastor
1. obsolete
a. : obstruct, impede
< seeing him pestered in a narrow passage — Henry Holcroft >
b. : encumber, overburden
< shall not pester my account … with descriptions of places — Daniel Defoe >
c. : to crowd together
< men … confined and pestered in this pinfold — John Milton >
2. [influenced in meaning by pest] archaic : infest
< is rich and fertile but pestered with green adders — Jedidiah Morse >
3. [influenced in meaning by pest] : to harass with petty and repeated irritations : annoy, bother, vex
< pestered him … so that he could not keep his mind on reading — Jean Stafford >
< would pester people with irritating questions — Elsa Maxwell >
Synonyms: see worry
II. noun
(-s)
: one that obstructs, encumbers, or annoys |