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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pes•ter /ˈpɛstɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to be a pest;
trouble:Quit pestering me!
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pes•ter (pes′tər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to bother persistently with petty annoyances;
trouble:Don't pester me with your trivial problems. - Obs. to overcrowd.
- Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre to hobble, equivalent. to im- im-1 + pāstōri(a) a hobble, noun, nominal use of Latin pāstōrius of a herdsman or shepherd + -āre infinitive suffix (see pastor); aphetic form apparently reinforced by pest (compare -er6)
- Middle French empestrer to hobble, entangle
- perh. aphetic variant of empester, impester to tangle, encumber (though pester is found earlier than these 2 words) 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged annoy, vex, tease, disturb; irritate, provoke, plague; badger, harry, hector.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delight, entertain.
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