pester[verb]Synonyms: annoy, badger, bedevil, be on one's back
(slang), bother, bug
(informal), harass, harry, hassle
(informal), nag, plague, torment
Related Idioms: drive (one) crazy, drive (one) up the wall, pester to death
Related Words: ride [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pes‧ter /ˈpestə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: empestrer 'to prevent from moving properly', from Vulgar Latin pastoria 'something that ties animals' legs together'; influenced by pest]
to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something ⇒
harass:
She’d been pestered by reporters for days.pester somebody for something I can’t even walk down the street without being continually pestered for money.pester somebody to do something The kids have been pestering me to buy them new trainers. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲