Definitions for Badgerˈbædʒ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
badg•erˈbædʒ ər(n.)
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
Category: Mammals
the fur of this mammal.
Category: Clothing
(v.t.)to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag.
Origin of badger:
1515–25; var. of badgeard, perh. badge+ -ard , in allusion to white mark on its head
Princeton's WordNet
Wisconsinite, Badger(noun)
a native or resident of Wisconsin
badger(verb)
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer(verb)
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
badger(verb)
persuade through constant efforts
Wiktionary
badger(Noun)
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
Badger(Noun)
A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.
Origin: From bageard, from bage, from bage, referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze.
Webster Dictionary
Badger(noun)
an itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another
Badger(noun)
a carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana / Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu
Badger(noun)
a brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists
Badger(verb)
to tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently
Badger(verb)
to beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain
Translations for Badger
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
badger(noun)
a burrowing animal of the weasel family.
- ratelAfrikaans

- غُريْرArabic

- язовецBulgarian

- texugoPortuguese (BR)

- jezevecCzech

- der DachsGerman

- grævlingDanish

- ασβόςGreek

- tejónSpanish

- mägerEstonian

- گورکنFarsi

- mäyräFinnish

- blaireauFrench

- גִירִיתHebrew

- बिज्जू, बिज्जू का चमड़ाHindi

- jazavacCroatian

- borzHungarian

- sejenis musangIndonesian

- greifingiIcelandic

- tassoItalian

- あなぐまJapanese

- 오소리Korean

- barsukasLithuanian

- āpsisLatvian

- badgerMalay

- dasDutch

- grevling; (Australia) vombat, punggrevlingNorwegian

- borsukPolish

- گورکنPersian

- يوډول حيوان دى چه شايى پلنه او ګڼ ويښتان لري او په غارونو كې او سيږىPashto

- texugoPortuguese

- bursucRomanian

- барсукRussian

- jazvecSlovak

- jazbecSlovenian

- jazavacSerbian

- grävlingSwedish

- สัตวสี่เท้ามีขนสีเทา และหัวมีลายเส้นสีขาวตัดกับขนสีเทาThai

- porsukTurkish

- 獾Chinese (Trad.)

- борсукUkrainian

- نیولے کی قسم کا ایک جانور جو زمین میں سوراخ کرکے رہتا ہےUrdu

- con lửngVietnamese

- 獾Chinese (Simp.)

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