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pester
/ ˈpɛstə /
verb
- tr to annoy or nag continually
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Derived Forms
- ˈpesterer, noun
- ˈpesteringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- pester·er noun
- pester·ing·ly adverb
- pester·some adjective
- un·pestered adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pester1
1530–40; perhaps aphetic variant of empester, impester to tangle, encumber (though pester is found earlier than these 2 words) < Middle French empestrer to hobble, entangle < Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre to hobble, equivalent to im- im- 1 + pāstōri ( a ) a hobble, noun use of Latin pāstōrius of a herdsman or shepherd + -āre infinitive suffix ( pastor ); aphetic form apparently reinforced by pest ( -er 6 )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pester1
C16: from Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse), from Vulgar Latin impāstōriāre (unattested) to use a hobble, from pāstōria (unattested) a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius relating to a herdsman, from pastor herdsman
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Example Sentences
And resist the urge to probe or pester for reassuring answers.
From The Daily Beast
Do not continually pester either your companion or the conductor with questions, such as "Where are we now?"
From Project Gutenberg
Do you want me to pester every office in the government with new inquiries?
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The Landhofmeisterin continued to pester the Duke to convey her to Frankfort.
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"No fear, with my old woman to pester me," answered Richard, with a grim relaxing of his features.
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The next year he became editor-in-chief to the "Pester Lloyd," raising that paper to a high level of excellence.
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