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    badger
    /ˈbadʒə/

    noun

    • 1. a heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat.
    • 2. a native of Wisconsin. informal US

    verb

    • 1. repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester: "Tom had finally badgered her into going"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBADGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BADGER definition: 1. an animal with short legs, wide feet with long claws, and strong jaws, that lives underground…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › badgerBadger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the noun and verb meanings of badger, a word that can refer to a type of animal, a nickname, or a verb meaning to harass. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BadgerBadger - Wikipedia

    Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › badgerBADGER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Badger definition: any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.. See examples of BADGER used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBADGER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    an animal with short legs, wide feet with long claws, and strong jaws, that lives underground and comes out to feed at night. There are six main types of badgers. Most have narrow faces, heads with light and dark hair, and brown or gray hair on their bodies: The owl's predators include hawks, larger owls, snakes, and badgers.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › badgerBadger - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A badger is an animal that digs tunnels under ground to keep warm. To badger can also mean to persuade someone through constant annoying efforts. You might badger your mom to add another hour to your curfew or badger your friend to give you a turn with a video game he has been hogging.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › badgerBadger - definition of badger by The Free Dictionary

    A badger is a burrowing mammal with short legs, long claws, and a striped head. It can also mean to nag or harass someone persistently. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and translations of badger.