Definition of badger
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
b : the pelt or fur of a badger
2 capitalized : a native or resident of Wisconsin
—used as a nickname
badger
verbbadgered; badgering; badgers
Definition of badger (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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The first known use of badger was in 1523
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