badger
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/ˈbædʒər/
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/ˈbædʒə(r)/
A badger is a small, nocturnal mammal with grey fur and black and white stripes on its face. It lives in burrows in the ground.
The badger was foraging for food during the night.
To badger someone means to repeatedly ask or pester them, often about something they don't want to discuss.
The journalists badgered the celebrity about his personal life, but he refused to answer.