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Pester vs Pelter - What's the difference?

pester | pelter |

As a verb pester

is to bother, harass or annoy persistently.

As a noun pelter is

one who pelts.

pester

English

Alternative forms

* pestre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To bother, harass or annoy persistently.

    • Synonyms

    * badger * bug * hound

    Related terms

    * pest * pester power * pestery

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    pelter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who pelts.
  • * 2008 , Outlook (volume 48, number 35, page 20)
    • Young stone-pelters took to the streets and faced armed police who fired straight at them, killing several.
  • A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.

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