'Badger' definitions:
Definition of 'Badger'
(from WordNet)
noun
A native or resident of Wisconsin [syn: Wisconsinite, Badger]
noun
Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
verb
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer]
verb
Persuade through constant efforts
Definition of 'Badger'
From: GCIDE
- Badger \Badg"er\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now dialectic, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Badger'
From: GCIDE
- Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]
- 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({Meles meles} or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea taxus} or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. [1913 Webster]
- Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Badger'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'badger'
From: Easton
- Badger this word is found in Ex. 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34; Num. 4:6, etc. The tabernacle was covered with badgers' skins; the shoes of women were also made of them (Ezek. 16:10). Our translators seem to have been misled by the similarity in sound of the Hebrew _tachash_ and the Latin _taxus_, "a badger." The revisers have correctly substituted "seal skins." The Arabs of the Sinaitic peninsula apply the name _tucash_ to the seals and dugongs which are common in the Red Sea, and the skins of which are largely used as leather and for sandals. Though the badger is common in Palestine, and might occur in the wilderness, its small hide would have been useless as a tent covering. The dugong, very plentiful in the shallow waters on the shores of the Red Sea, is a marine animal from 12 to 30 feet long, something between a whale and a seal, never leaving the water, but very easily caught. It grazes on seaweed, and is known by naturalists as Halicore tabernaculi.
Synonyms of 'badger'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravate,
- annoy,
- bait,
- be at,
- bedevil,
- beset,
- blackmail,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- chivy,
- devil,
- discompose,
- distemper,
- disturb,
- dog,
- exact,
- exasperate,
- exercise,
- extort,
- fash,
- force from,
- get,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harry,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hound,
- irk,
- levy blackmail,
- miff,
- molest,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- peeve,
- persecute,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- provoke,
- pry loose from,
- rend,
- rend from,
- ride,
- rile,
- rip,
- rip from,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- screw,
- shake down,
- snatch from,
- squeeze,
- tear from,
- tease,
- torment,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- vex,
- worry,
- wrench,
- wrench from,
- wrest,
- wring,
- wring from
Badger, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Badger, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
610
Housing Units (2000) :
232
Land area (2000) :
1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km)
FIPS code :
04195
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.615303 N, 94.144454 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
50516
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Badger, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Badger, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
144
Housing Units (2000) :
66
Land area (2000) :
1.064676 sq. miles (2.757498 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.064676 sq. miles (2.757498 sq. km)
FIPS code :
03060
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
44.485685 N, 97.207380 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57214
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Badger, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Badger, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
470
Housing Units (2000) :
228
Land area (2000) :
1.332007 sq. miles (3.449882 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.332007 sq. miles (3.449882 sq. km)
FIPS code :
03160
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
48.780003 N, 96.016780 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56714
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.