Dictionary Definition
pester v : annoy persistently; "The children
teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, bug, beleaguer]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
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French
Verb
- To make known by words and body language your displeasure at something
Dutch
- person who annoys somebody else
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Slovene
Adjective
pesterExtensive Definition
wiktpar 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
- Jester the Pester, a monster in the television series Power Rangers: Mystic Force
In people:
- De Pester(s), a Dutch noble family
- Lorie (born 1982), born Laure Pester, French pop singer
In other uses:
- Pešter, a plateau in southwestern Serbia
- Pester Ball, a ball that releases a Pokémon repellant in Pokémon
- Pester Lloyd, a German weekly newspaper
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aggravate, annoy, apply pressure, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besetment, besiege, blandish, bother, botheration, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, buttonhole, cajole, carp at, chafe, chivy, coax, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dun, exasperate, exasperation, exercise, exert pressure,
fash, fret, fret at, fuss at, get, get at, get to, gripe, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, henpeck, hound, importune, irk, irritant, irritate, miff, molest, nag, nag at, needle, nettle, nibble at, niggle, nudzh, nuisance, peck at, peeve, persecute, pest, pick at, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, ply, pother, press, pressure, provoke, push, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, tantalize, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak
the nose, urge, vex, wheedle, work on, worry, yap at