badger
SubstantivVerbSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈbæd͡ʒə//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈbæd͡ʒɚ//
Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
Substantiv
- 1
Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
- 2
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
- 3
veraltetA brush made of badger hair.
- 4
veraltetA gang of robbers who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
- 5
SlangA person who is very fond of cricket.
Herkunft
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.
Verb
- 1
To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
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."
Substantiv
- 1
veraltetAn itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker or huckster; especially one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
Herkunft
Unknown Possibly from bagger. "Baggier" is cited by the OED in 1467-8.
Formen
- Plural
- badgers
- Präteritum
- badgered
- Partizip II
- badgered
- Partizip I
- badgering
- 3. Person Singular
- badgers
badger · Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
Badger · A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.badly · In a bad manner.bae · Darling (term of endearment).