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badger

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noun

bad·​ger ˈba-jər How to pronounce badger (audio)
1
a
: any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
b
: the pelt or fur of a badger
2
capitalized : a native or resident of Wisconsin
—used as a nickname

badger

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verb

badgered; badgering; badgers

transitive verb

: to harass or annoy persistently
… the mill foreman so taunted the workers, so badgered them and told them that they dared not quit … Sinclair Lewis
Choose the Right Synonym for badger

bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound mean to harass by efforts to break down.

bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim.

baited the chained dog

badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy.

badgered her father for a car

heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker.

drunks heckled the stand-up comic

hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering.

football players hectored by their coach

chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging.

chivied the new student mercilessly

hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing.

hounded by creditors

Example Sentences

Verb She finally badgered me into going.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Cox, who attended the event alongside Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, opened his remarks minutes later, telling attendees a badger once chased him back home in Sanpete County. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Exhibit will feature Utah’s native species such as the American badger. Hogle Zoo, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2022 Two bobcats in Wisconsin, a coyote pup in Michigan and skunks in Canada have also tested positive for the virus, as have foxes, otters, a lynx, a polecat and a badger in Europe. New York Times, 18 June 2022 Gabriel García Márquez run through Dirty Mad Libs: Father Cleore had a badger tail on his ass. Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022 Earlier this year, a badger in northwest Spain made headlines after digging up a hoard of more than 90 ancient coins, as Jack Guy reported for CNN in January. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022 When dinosaurs dominated terrestrial ecosystems, the largest mammals topped out at the size of a badger. New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Or what if it is dug up by a badger and carried away by a magpie? David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Theodore Roosevelt was gifted a badger by a girl in Kansas during a train stop. Leanne Italie, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
Verb
For those making friendly overtures, your concerns are valid: Don’t badger, don’t pry, be mindful of sensitive areas, be ready to pivot. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 It’s what emboldens a group of Republican senators to badger, interrupt and disrespect a highly qualified, Black woman judge nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2022 Presumably those praying for you haven’t just tried to badger you out of your beliefs? Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 The turning point came when his buddy Cesar tried to badger him into joining the swim team. Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022 When his team needs a big steal late in a game, Jaylen Clark can use his active hands and quick feet to badger his counterpart into a turnover. Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 But there would be far less need for Beijing to badger businesses into making these ad hoc donations if the state itself had a more progressive tax system overall. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2021 Orwell and the other protester continued to badger schoolchildren congregated outside until two adults approached from the other side of the fence to film them. Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2021 Saving some of the Vietnamese whose cause had been betrayed was left to young, volunteer Foreign Service officers willing to badger and cajole their superiors into doing the right and honorable thing. Stephen B. Young, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably reduction of bageard, badgerde, from badge entry 1 + -ard; from the white mark on its forehead

Verb

from the sport of baiting badgers

First Known Use

Noun

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of badger was in 1523

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