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What (who) is Pester - definition
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Pester (disambiguation)
pester
(pesters, pestering, pestered)
If you say that someone is pestering you, you mean that they keep asking you to do something, or keep talking to you, and you find this annoying.
I thought she'd stop pestering me, but it only seemed to make her worse...
I know he gets fed up with people pestering him for money.
...that creep who's been pestering you to go out with him.
VERB: V n, V n prep, V n to-inf, also V [disapproval]
pester
v. a.
1.
Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble, plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall, bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate.
2.
Crowd, infest, encumber, fill.
pester
¦ verb trouble or annoy with persistent requests or interruptions.
Derivatives
pesterer noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. empestrer 'encumber', influenced by pest.
Wikipedia
Pester
Pester may refer to:
In fictional characters:
- Pester (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Professor Pester, the main villain in the animated television series Viva Piñata
- Rex Pester, a reporter in the animated film The Rugrats Movie
In people:
- Bill Pester, aka, the Hermit of Palm Springs
- De Pester(s), a Dutch noble family
- Lorie (singer) (born 1982), born Laure Pester, French pop singer
- Paul Pester, chief executive officer (CEO) of TSB Bank (United Kingdom)
In other uses:
- Pešter, a plateau in southwestern Serbia
- Pester Ball, a ball that releases a Pokémon repellent in Pokémon
- Pester Lloyd, a German-language weekly newspaper in Hungary
Examples of use of Pester
1. So don‘t pester us about the link between conflicts.
2. Critics say Disney characters have driven the worst forms of pester power.
3. "It is possible it will have an impact, but pester power from children may win out.
4. "She used to pester us to buy her new clothes every Eid," says her mother.
5. Youngsters loiter outside his shop and pester customers to buy them alcohol and cigarettes, he said.