Etymology From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.
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Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea.
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A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
Etymology From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.
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To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
He kept badgering her about her bad habits.
"Yeah? Cool. Just a warning: people are going to badger you about that. It's practically inevitable for gay trans people."2013 September 17, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 426 - Trans AND Gay:
A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.
badger
noun
Etymology Unknown Possibly from bagger. "Baggier" is cited by the OED in 1467-8.
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Obsolete An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker or huckster; especially one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
Badger
noun
Etymology From badger, the animal.
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A child member of the St John Ambulance medical volunteering organisation.
She was also a leader, trainer and supervisor of the children's arm of St John's Ambulance (“the Badgers”). She worked over 50 hours a year but received no salary and was not required to attend events.1999, John Bowers, Jeremy Lewis, Jack Mitchell, Whistleblowing: The New Law, page 44:
St John's Ambulance encourages 7-10-year-olds to join their Badger Setts and earn badges, learning skills in first aid and helping local communities as well as leadership and communication. Known as 'Badgers', their sweatshirts and badges use a badger logo.2021, Jo Byrne, Badger Book, page 153: