Pester Definition
pĕstər
pestered, pestering, pesters
verb
pestered, pestering, pesters
To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex.
Webster's New World
To overcrowd; cram.
Webster's New World
Pester is defined as to pick on or irritate.
An example of pester is a boy pulling his little sister's hair over and over again.
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Origin of Pester
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Probably short for French empestrer to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest) from Old French from Vulgar Latin impāstōriāre Latin in- in in–2 Vulgar Latin pāstōria a hobble from Latin feminine of pāstōrius of a herdsman (from pāstor herdsman pā- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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