badger
noun
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
badgers
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pluralof badger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof badger (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
badgernounany of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
Example Sentences
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I took a mat next to the American black bears and American badgers, only slightly jealous that the mats next to the large-scale walrus diorama were taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Locals have claimed that rare albino deer, great crested newts and badgers all roamed the field prior to it being built on.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Possibilities, subject to a public consultation, include badgers and otters as well as frogs, hedgehogs, barn owls and newts.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
“We’ve planted 20,000 trees around the site, we’ve replaced habitats and homes for protected species like bats, newts and badgers and created wildflower meadows specifically for wildlife foraging,” the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Some of ’em fought like badgers to get up soon’s they was flipped, some of ’em jus’ layed there waiting to see what was gonna happen.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
