Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To vex; tease; pester.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete See
pester .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
pester .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word impester.
Examples
-
_Pester_, which has no connection with _pest_, is a shortened form of _impester_, Fr. _empêtrer_, to shackle a horse by the foot when it is at pasture.
Milton's Comus John Milton 1641
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.