Definitions
persuade through constant efforts
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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."”
“She was also a leader, trainer and supervisor of the children's arm of St John's Ambulance (“the Badgers”). She worked over 50 hours a year but received no salary and was not required to attend events.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Striped burrowing mammal”6 letters
02“Pester repeatedly”6 letters
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