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badger

[ baj-er ]

noun

  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.
    1. a wombat.
  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag:

    I had to badger him into coming with us.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

badger

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. honey badger
    another name for ratel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to pester or harass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·岵İ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of badger1

1515–25; variant of badgeard, perhaps badge + -ard, in allusion to white mark or badge on head
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of badger1

C16: variant of badgeard , probably from badge (from the white mark on its forehead) + -ard
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Ms Townsend studied and attached GPS collars to the Sierra Nevada red fox and the Pacific fisher, which is related to a badger, in attempts to track and preserve the species.

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Judge Celia Hughes said that on the night of the attack, Pariyo had "badgered" the woman for sex, who in turn refused.

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A badger appearing to admire a Banksy - of a badger - has won the Natural History Museum's 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

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Yep, they are accusing your local schoolteacher of badgering your cis kid until they turn trans, which is not how any of this works.

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Known as Dachstag, or Badger Day, it was believed that if a badger refused to emerge from its home, locals were in for four more weeks of snow.

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