pester

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/

The English word “pester” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
To crowd together thickly.

noun

A bother or nuisance.

Etymology

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).

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