Meaning & use
badger
A stocky, burrowing nocturnal mammal with a black-and-white striped face, found in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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A badger emerged from its den in the hedgerow just after sunset.
Farmers built a fence to keep badgers from digging up the garden.
A note on using this word
Badger is also a common verb meaning to pester someone persistently, as in 'she badgered him for an answer.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To repeatedly pester or nag someone to do something.
The reporters badgered the senator with questions until she finally answered.
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