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pester definition

pes·ter (pes′tər)

transitive verb

  1. to annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
  2. Obsolete to overcrowd; cram

Etymology: < obs. impester < OFr empestrer, orig., to hobble a horse at pasture, entangle < VL *impastoriare < L in-, in- + VL *pastoria, shackle (see pastern): meaning infl. by pest

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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