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- [baj-er]
- /ˈbædʒ ər/
- /ˈbædʒ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [baj-er]
- /ˈbædʒ ər/
Definitions of badger word
- countable noun badger A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night. 3
- verb badger If you badger someone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions. 3
- noun badger any of various stocky omnivorous musteline mammals of the subfamily Melinae, such as Meles meles (Eurasian badger), occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America: order Carnivora (carnivores). They are typically large burrowing animals, with strong claws and a thick coat striped black and white on the head 3
- verb badger to pester or harass 3
- noun badger any of certain mammals of a family (Mustelidae) of burrowing carnivores (esp. genera Taxidea and Meles) of North America, Europe, and Asia, with a broad back, thick, short legs, and long claws on the forefeet 3
- noun badger the fur of a badger 3
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Origin of badger
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; variant of badgeard, perhaps badge + -ard, in allusion to white mark or badge on head
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Parts of speech for Badger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
badger popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
badger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for badger
verb badger
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
- tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
Antonyms for badger
verb badger
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
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