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pest definition

pest (pest)

noun

  1. a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc.
  2. Now Rare a fatal epidemic disease; esp., bubonic plague

Etymology: Fr peste < L pestis, plague

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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