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Definition of badger
1a : any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphereb : the pelt or fur of a badger
2 capitalized : a native or resident of Wisconsin —used as a nickname
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Recent Examples of badger from the Web
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Sensing rumblings of discontent, battalions of bitter badgers burst from their burrows to battle their belittlers.
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The Oak Park native, who won a Class 3A state title in the 3,200 meters as an OPRF senior in 2012, ended his Badgers career as a three-time All-American in cross country and a first team All-American in track in 2015.
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Walker, obstinately, goes through with his part of the idea; then, badgers Granger into fulfilling the other end.
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Modern hyenas, like other carnivores such as badgers and otters, create latrines as part of their routine social behavior.
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Cheers and applause for the raven and the badger rose at near Gryffindor levels (obviously, no one cheered for Slytherin) from groups of visitors.
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Later, Robert brought out a badger, an alligator snapping turtle, a baby warthog, and a baby kangaroo.
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And hundreds more, grooming dead animals, blowdrying black bears, primping badgers.
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The next day, UO shelled Menz for seven runs and beat the Badgers again to remain a perfect 24-0 in regional games under White.
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badger
Definition of badger
transitive verb
: to harass or annoy persistently … the mill foreman so taunted the workers, so badgered them and told them that they dared not quit … — Sinclair Lewis
Examples of badger in a Sentence
She finally badgered me into cutting my hair.
Recent Examples of badger from the Web
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Madison is an ideal market for the PGA Tour Champions – the city is just the right size and the tournament is the biggest thing going until Wisconsin Badgers football cranks up.
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By the time the three of them were outside the drawbridge, the sun was badgered by clouds.
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Taunton, Massachusetts (CNN)Michelle Carter badgered her emotionally troubled boyfriend to take his own life before portraying herself as a grieving girlfriend, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Tuesday.
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Recall that Trump abruptly ended a testy phone call with Turnbull a few days after taking office after badgering him about a refugee deal and bragging about his electoral college win.
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On the burden-sharing front, Trump has repeatedly badgered other members of the alliance to boost defense spending.
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From the audio, Jacobs does not sound at all badgering or aggressive, nor does Gianforte seem to have asked Jacobs to lower the recorder.
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Twitter Facebook − + Jordan Aquablue59 • 3 days ago Don't defend Taylor for a diss track and badger Katy.
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Shams, gruff and guileless, badgered Rumi into risking a more vulnerable approach to the concealed and inexpressible—that is, the essence of God and of love.
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Origin and Etymology of badger
from the sport of baiting badgers
Synonym Discussion of badger
BADGER Defined for English Language Learners
badger
playDefinition of badger for English Language Learners
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: a type of animal that lives in the ground and has short thick legs and long claws on its front feet
BADGER Defined for Kids
Definition of badger for Students
: a furry burrowing animal with short thick legs and long claws on the front feet
Definition of badger for Students
badgered
;badgering
: to annoy again and again
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See words that rhyme with badger Spanish Central: Translation of badger Nglish: Translation of badger for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about badger
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