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Badger

/ˈbædʒə/

Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

📖 Definitions of "Badger"

noun
  1. 1

    Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

  2. 2

    A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

  3. 3

    A brush made of badger hair.

  4. 4

    (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.

verb
  1. 1

    To pester, to annoy persistently; press.

    "He kept badgering her about her bad habits."

  2. 2

    To pass gas; to fart.

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