pest
pest definition
pest (pest)
noun
- a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc.
- 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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