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Definitions for Pesterer
[1] to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
[2] Obsolete . to overcrowd.
[3] (tr) to annoy or nag continually
Words related to Pesterer
pesterbedevil, annoy, nag, tease, hector, irk, torment, hassle, hound, badger, disturb, nudge, beleaguer, ride, tantalize, dog, insist, remind, plague, importune
Words nearby Pesterer
pesterpessimistic, pessoa, pest, pest house, pestalozzi, pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous
Origin of Pesterer
1530–40; perhaps aphetic variant of empester, impester to tangle, encumber (though pester is found earlier than these 2 words) < Middle French empestrer to hobble, entangle < Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre to hobble, equivalent to im- im-1 + pāstōri(a ) a hobble, noun use of Latin pāstōrius of a herdsman or shepherd + -āre infinitive suffix (see pastor); aphetic form apparently reinforced by pest (cf. -er6)
Other words from Pesterer
pes·ter·er , noun
pes·ter·ing·ly , adverb
pes·ter·some , adjective
un·pes·tered , adjective
Word origin for Pesterer
C16: from Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse), from Vulgar Latin impāstōriāre (unattested) to use a hobble, from pāstōria (unattested) a hobble, from Latin pāstōrius relating to a herdsman, from pastor herdsman
Synonyms for Pesterer
blister, bore, bother, botheration, bum, creep, drag, drip, exasperation, frump, gadfly, headache, inconvenience, infliction, insect, irritant, irritation, louse, nag, nudge, offense, pain, pest, pill, plague, problem, terror, trouble, vexation, besetment, botherment, pain in the neck, pester, poor excuse