badger
Syllables: Bad·gerUK/ˈbæd͡ʒə//ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/
badger noun: any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
Noun (1)
badger (plural badgers)
- Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
- A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
- Synonyms:
- brock, Wisconsinite
- A brush made of badger hair.
- A gang of robbers who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
- A person who is very fond of cricket.
Verb
badger (third-person singular simple present badgers, present participle badgering, simple past and past participle badgered)
- 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
Noun (2)
badger (plural badgers)
Noun (3) capitalized: Badger
Badger (plural Badgers)
- A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.
Proper noun capitalized: Badger
Badger
- A village in Shropshire, England.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Noun (4) capitalized: Badger
Badger (plural Badgers)
- 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
badger meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
badger in Hindi
- a kind of mammal
- बिज्जू bijjū
badger in Tamil
- இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்
badger in Marathi
- बॅजर
badger in Urdu
- badger
- گورکن gorkan
More languagesFewer languages
- badger in Bengali
- ব্যাজার
- badger in Telugu
- బ్యాడ్జర్, బాడ్జర్, బ్యాడ్గర్
- badger in Malayalam
- മെൽവോറിനേ, ടാക്സിഡിനേ
- badger in Kannada
- ಕಿರುಕುಳಕೊಡು, ನೆಲಗರಡಿ, ತೋಡುಕ
- badger in Punjabi
- ਬੈਜਰ, ਬੇਜਰ
- badger in Gujarati
- બેજર, બૅજર, બેઝર
- badger in Odia
- ବ୍ଯ଼ାଜର୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଡ୍ଜର, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଜର
- badger in Nepali
- रतेल ratel
- badger in Tagalog
- tasugo, badyer
- badger in Arabic
- غُرَيْر ḡurayr
- badger in Malay
- bejar
- badger in Indonesian
- biul
- badger in Persian
- گورکن gurkan, اشغور ošġur
- badger in Thai
- แบดเจอร์ bɛ́ɛt-jə̂ə
- badger in Vietnamese
- lửng
- badger in Myanmar
- ခွေးတူဝက်တူ hkwe:tuwaktu
Examples of badger in a sentence
- Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.
- She continued to badger until his friend did what he said. Eventually, she beat him down and he gave in.
- Badger clenched my hand in his and pulled me forward, hissing under his breath, “Don't stare.
Synonyms of badger
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Forms of badger
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | badgers |
| plural | Badgers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | badgers |
| present participle | badgering |
| past participle | badgered |
| past | badgered |
Origin of badger
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.
Unknown Possibly from bagger. "Baggier" is cited by the OED in 1467-8.
See Badger State.
Words formed from badger
- American badger
- Asian badger
- badgerbrush
- Badger Creek
- badger dog
- badger game
- badgerhood
- badger-legged
- badgerlike
- badgerly
- badger skunk
- Eurasian badger
- European badger
- ferret-badger
- hog badger
- honey badger
- Indian badger
- merit badger
- overdraw the badger
- rock badger
- sand badger
- stink badger
- stinking badger
- badgerer
Phrases with badger
Words that rhyme with badger
Questions about badger
- What does badger mean?
- Badger means any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
- What is badger in Hindi?
- Badger in Hindi is बिज्जू (bijjū). See Badger meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is badger?
- Badger can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce badger?
- Badger is pronounced /ˈbæd͡ʒə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of badger?
- The plural of badger is badgers.
Words near badger in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: badger (page history and authors); Badger (page history and authors); badger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badger (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); گورکن (Urdu) (page history and authors); badger (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badger (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badger (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badger (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badger (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badger (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badger (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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