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badg·er  (bjr)

n.

1. Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat.

2. The fur or hair of this mammal.

3. Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.

tr.v. badg·ered, badg·er·ing, badg·ers

To harass or pester persistently. See Synonyms at harass.

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[Perhaps from badge.]

Word History: Our name for the Eurasian species of this mammal, which is noted for defending its burrow like a knight of old, may come from the badger's knightly emblem. The creature's white head with a broad black stripe on each side of the snout may have brought to mind a badge, hence badger. Good evidence supporting this theory is that an earlier name for the animal was bauson, which comes from the Old French word baucenc, usually referring to a white patch on a horse and also meaning "badger." Bauson is first recorded by 1375, badger in 1523.

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badger [ˈbædʒə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

honey badger another name for ratel

vb

(tr) to pester or harass

[variant of badgeard, probably from badge (from the white mark on its forehead) + -ard]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Badger - a native or resident of Wisconsin Wisconsinite American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
	2.	badger - sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals American badger, Taxidea taxus - a variety of badger native to America Eurasian badger, Meles meles - a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia ferret badger - small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia Arctonyx collaris, hog badger, hog-nosed badger, sand badger - southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
Verb	1.	badger - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" beleaguer, bug, pester, tease bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
	2.	badger - persuade through constant efforts persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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badger

verb pester, worry, harry, bother, bug (informal), bully, plague, hound, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal), chivvy, importune, bend someone's ear (informal), be on someone's back (slang) She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.

Related words
collective noun cete
habitation set or sett

Translations

badger [ˈbædʒəʳ]

A. N → tejón m

B. VT → acosar, atormentar (for para obtener) to badger sb into doing sth → acosar a algn hasta que haga algo
stop badgering me! → ¡deja ya de fastidiarme!

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badger [ˈbædʒə^r]

n (= animal) → blaireau m badger baiting

vt (= pester) → harceler
to badger sb with questions → harceler qn de questions
to badger sb to do sth → harceler qn pour qu'il fasse qch
badger baiting n → déterrage m de blaireaux
bad guy n (= baddy) (in film, story) → méchant m; (in real life) → méchant m
bad hair day n → jour m sans
to be having a bad hair day → être dans un jour sans

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badger

n → Dachs m; badger-baiting → Dachshetzjagd f

vt → zusetzen (+dat), → bearbeiten (inf), → keine Ruhe lassen (+dat); don’t badger me → lass mich in Ruhe or Frieden; to badger somebody for something → jdm mit etw in den Ohren liegen

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badger [ˈbædʒəʳ]

1. n (Zool) → tasso

2. vt → tormentare

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badger [ˈbædʒəʳ]

1. n (Zool) → tasso

2. vt → tormentare

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badger

n badger [ˈbӕdʒə]

a burrowing animal of the weasel family. ratel غُريْر язовец jezevec grævling der Dachs ασβός tejón mäger گورکن mäyrä blaireau גִירִית बिज्जू, बिज्जू का चमड़ा jazavac borz sejenis musang greifingi tasso あなぐま 오소리 barsukas āpsis badger das grevling; (Australia) vombat, punggrevling borsuk texugo bursuc барсук jazvec jazbec jazavac grävling สัตวสี่เท้ามีขนสีเทา และหัวมีลายเส้นสีขาวตัดกับขนสีเทา porsuk 獾 борсук نیولے کی قسم کا ایک جانور جو زمین میں سوراخ کرکے رہتا ہے con lửng 獾

v

to annoy or worry He badgered the authorities until they gave him a new passport. pla يُضايِق بالألحاح безпокоя otravovat plage; chikanere bestätigen ενοχλώ κατ' εξακολούθηση importunar, ponerse pesado tülitama اذیت کردن؛ پاپی شدن ahdistella harceler לְהָצִיק तंग करना, gnjaviti zaklat mengganggu, mendesak áreita, hrella assillare 悩ます 괴롭히다 įkyriai kaulyti tirdīt; nelikt mieru mendesak-desak lastig vallen plage, sjikanere nękać incomodar a bate la cap приставать otravovať nadlegovati gnjaviti ansätta, tjata på ทำให้รำคาญ kızdırmak, canını sıkmak 糾纏，吵著要 дратувати; набридати تنگ کرنا ، دِق کرنا làm phiền 纠缠

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badger → حيوان الغُرَير jezevec grævling Dachs ασβός tejón mäyrä blaireau jazavac tasso アナグマ 오소리 das grevling borsuk texugo барсук grävling สัตว์สี่เท้ามีขนสีเทาหัวมีลายเส้นสีขาวตัดกับขนสีเทา porsuk con lửng 獾