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Webster 1913 Edition

Pester

Pes′ter

(pĕs′tẽr)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Pestered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Pestering
.]
[Abbrev. fr.
impester
, fr. OF.
empaistrier
,
empestrer
, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
emp
ê
trer
; pref.
em-
,
en-
(L.
in
in) + LL.
pastorium
,
pastoria
, a fetter by which horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L.
pastorius
belonging to a herdsman or shepherd,
pastor
a herdsman. See
In
, and
Pasture
,
Pastor
.]
1.
To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations.
We are
pestered
with mice and rats.
Dr. H. More.
A multitude of scribblers daily
pester
the world.
Dryden.
2.
To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.
[Obs.]
Milton.
All rivers and pools . . .
pestered
full with fishes.
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pester

PEST'ER

,
Verb.
T.
To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with little vexations.
We are pestered with mice and rats.
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world with their insufferable stuff.
1.
To encumber.

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