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Definitions for Badger
[1] any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
[2] the fur of this mammal.
[3] Australian . a wombat. bandicoot(def 2) .
[4] (initial capital letter ) a native or inhabitant of Wisconsin (the Badger State) (used as a nickname).
[5] a swablike device for cleaning excess mortar from the interiors of newly laid tile drains.
[6] to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag: I had to badger him into coming with us.
[7] 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 Compare ferret badger, hog badger
[8] honey badger another name for ratel
[9] (tr) to pester or harass
Words related to Badger
annoy, bully, tease, pester, goad, harass, torment, heckle, hound, nudge, ride, needle, importune, eat, plague, harry, hassle, bug, bait
Words nearby Badger
baden-baden, baden-powell, baden-württemberg, bader, badge, badger, badger game, badger plane, badger skunk, badger state, badigeon
Origin of Badger
1515–25; variant of badgeard, perhaps badge + -ard, in allusion to white mark or badge on head
Other words from Badger
un·badg·ered , adjective
un·badg·er·ing , adjective
Word origin for Badger
C16: variant of badgeard , probably from badge (from the white mark on its forehead) + -ard
Synonyms for Badger
annoy, bully, goad, harass, heckle, hound, pester, tease, torment, bait, bug, eat, harry, hassle, importune, needle, nudge, plague, ride, give the business, insist on, work on