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pester
English
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).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?st?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?st?/, [?p??st?]
- Rhymes: -?st?(?)
Verb
pester (third-person singular simple present pesters, present participle pestering, simple past and past participle pestered)
- (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
- (obsolete, transitive and intransitive) To crowd together thickly.
Synonyms
- badger
- bug
- hound
Derived terms
- bepester
- pester power
- pesterer
- pestery
Related terms
- pest
Translations
Noun
pester (plural pesters)
- A bother or nuisance.
Anagrams
- Peters, Pretes, pestre, peters, pre-set, preset, serpet
Dutch
Etymology
From pesten +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?s.t?r/
- Hyphenation: pes?ter
Noun
pester m (plural pesters, diminutive pestertje n)
- A person who bullies or pesters somebody.
Related terms
- pesten, pesterij
Synonyms
- pestkop
Anagrams
- perste, preest, preste, streep
French
Etymology
From peste +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?s.te/
Verb
pester
- to rant, curse, fulminate
Conjugation
Further reading
- “pester” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- pertes, prêtes, prêtés
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
pester m or f
- indefinite plural of pest
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- pestar
Noun
pester m or f
- indefinite feminine plural of pest
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *p?str? (“variegated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pè?st?r/
Adjective
p??st?r (comparative p??strejši, superlative n?jp??strejši)
- colourful, variegated
Inflection
Further reading
- “pester”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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sester
English
Noun
sester (plural sesters)
- (historical) A liquid measure for honey and wine, between 24 and 32 ounces.
- (historical) A dry measure for grain, perhaps equal to 12 bushels.
References
- Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London: Penguin, 2003. ?ISBN p.511
Anagrams
- Resets, Setser, Steers, esters, estres, reests, resets, serest, seters, steers, steres, treses
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