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Badger

('b/&//dZ//@/r )

a native or resident of Wisconsin(noun.person)

Synonym:
wisconsinite

source: wordnet30
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
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 or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.(noun)

source: webster1913

annoy persistently(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

source: wordnet30
persuade through constant efforts(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.(verb)

source: webster1913

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