pester
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verb
with object
trouble
or
annoy
(someone) with
frequent
or
persistent
request
s or
interruption
s:
⦅くだけて⦆ «…で» …をしつこく悩ます[困らす, 苦しめる] «with» ; «…を» 〈人〉にしつこくせがむ «for» ; 〖~ A to do〗 A〈人〉に…してくれとしつこくせがむ
e.g.
she constantly pestered him with telephone calls.
DERIVATIVES
pesterer
noun
ORIGIN
mid
16th century
(in the senses ‘
overcrowd
(a
place
)’ and ‘
impede
(a
person
)’): from
French
empestrer
‘
encumber
’, influenced by
pest
. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘
infest
’, referring to
vermin
.