badger
1. [ verb ] annoy persistently
Synonyms: tease pester harass bug beleaguer
Examples:

"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

Related terms: torment pest tease
2. [ verb ] persuade through constant efforts
Related terms: persuade
3. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3471
4. [ noun ] (zoology) sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
Related terms: musteline_mammal ferret_badger Eurasian_badger hog_badger American_badger
Similar spelling:   badgerer
  badgering
  Baedeker
  Batzer