badger

plural badgers

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.

   Synonyms: brock, Wisconsinite

3. obsoleteA brush made of badger hair.
4. in pluralobsoletecantA gang of robbers who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
5. slangball gamesA person who is very fond of cricket.

present singular third person badgers · participle present badgering · participle past badgered · past badgered

1. transitiveTo pester; to annoy persistently; to press.

   He kept badgering her about her bad habits.

   1 more example

   "Yeah? Cool. Just a warning: people are going to badger you about that. It's practically inevitable for gay trans people."

   2013 September 17, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 426 - Trans AND Gay

   Synonyms: bait, hound, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, dog, bullyrag

plural badgers

1. obsoleteAn 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.

plural Badgers

1. A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.

1. A village in Shropshire, England.
2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

plural Badgers

1. A child member of the St John Ambulance medical volunteering organisation.

   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.

   1999, John Bowers, Jeremy Lewis, Jack Mitchell, Whistleblowing: The New Law, page 44

   1 more example

   St John's Ambulance encourages 7-10-year-olds to join their Badger Setts and earn badges, learning skills in first aid and helping local communities as well as leadership and communication. Known as 'Badgers', their sweatshirts and badges use a badger logo.

   2021, Jo Byrne, Badger Book, page 153