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Pester vs Pest - What's the difference?

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Pest is a related term of pester.

Pest is a derived term of pester.



As a verb pester

is to bother, harass or annoy persistently.

As a noun pest is

a plague, pestilence, epidemic.

pester

English

Alternative forms

* pestre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
  • Synonyms

    * badger * bug * hound

    Anagrams

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    pest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic
  • An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
  • An annoying person.
  • (British, slang) Someone with poor social discipline who continually bothers uninterested women.
  • Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone!

    Synonyms

    * (creature ) bug

    Anagrams

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