pester

Questions about pester

What does pester mean?

pester means "annoy persistently".

How many syllables are in pester?

pester has 2 syllables: pes-ter. The stress falls on "pes". In IPA it is /ˈpɛstɚ/.

What is another word for pester?

Close synonyms include tease, badger, bug, beleaguer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pester a common word?

pester is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.