pester
/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ · verb
Meaning
- To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
- To crowd together thickly.
- A bother or nuisance.
Etymology / origin
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).
- -(en)→
- pest(English)→
- empestrer(fro)→
- -(frm)→
- pester (English)
- Relations: der, der, cog, cog
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