badger

CEFRB2

/ˈbæd͡ʒə/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To annoy someone by asking or persuading repeatedly.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small animal with strong claws and a black-and-white face.

Examples

  • Then he stopped by a dead badger.

  • Where and when can you find a badger?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A brush made of badger hair.

  2. A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.

More examples

In context

  • The badger bit the boy.

  • He kept badgering her about her bad habits.

  • "Yeah? Cool. Just a warning: people are going to badger you about that. It's practically inevitable for gay trans people."

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The persistent reporter would blank the politician with endless questions after the press conference.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.