Meaning of "badger" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BADGER

Variant of badgeard, probably from badge (from the white mark on its forehead) + -ard.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BADGER

badger  [ˈbædʒə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BADGER

Badger is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb badger in English.

WHAT DOES BADGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Badger

Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae which also includes the otters, polecats, weasels and wolverines. The 11 species of badger are grouped in three subfamilies: Melinae, Mellivorinae and Taxideinae. The Asiatic stink badgers of the genus Mydaus were formerly included within Melinae, but recent genetic evidence indicates these are actually members of the skunk family, placing them in the taxonomic family Mephitidae. Badgers include the species in the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Taxidea and Mellivora. Their lower jaws are articulated to the upper by means of transverse condyles firmly locked into long cavities of the skull, so dislocation of the jaw is all but impossible. This enables the badgers to maintain their hold with the utmost tenacity, but limits jaw movement to hinging open and shut, or sliding from side to side without the twisting movement possible for the jaws of most mammals. Badgers have rather short, fat bodies, with short legs for digging. They have elongated weasel-like heads with small ears.

Definition of badger in the English dictionary

The definition of badger in the dictionary is to pester or harass.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BADGER

PRESENT

Present

I badger

you badger

he/she/it badgers

we badger

you badger

they badger

Present continuous

I am badgering

you are badgering

he/she/it is badgering

we are badgering

you are badgering

they are badgering

Present perfect

I have badgered

you have badgered

he/she/it has badgered

we have badgered

you have badgered

they have badgered

Present perfect continuous

I have been badgering

you have been badgering

he/she/it has been badgering

we have been badgering

you have been badgering

they have been badgering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I badgered

you badgered

he/she/it badgered

we badgered

you badgered

they badgered

Past continuous

I was badgering

you were badgering

he/she/it was badgering

we were badgering

you were badgering

they were badgering

Past perfect

I had badgered

you had badgered

he/she/it had badgered

we had badgered

you had badgered

they had badgered

Past perfect continuous

I had been badgering

you had been badgering

he/she/it had been badgering

we had been badgering

you had been badgering

they had been badgering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will badger

you will badger

he/she/it will badger

we will badger

you will badger

they will badger

Future continuous

I will be badgering

you will be badgering

he/she/it will be badgering

we will be badgering

you will be badgering

they will be badgering

Future perfect

I will have badgered

you will have badgered

he/she/it will have badgered

we will have badgered

you will have badgered

they will have badgered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been badgering

you will have been badgering

he/she/it will have been badgering

we will have been badgering

you will have been badgering

they will have been badgering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would badger

you would badger

he/she/it would badger

we would badger

you would badger

they would badger

Conditional continuous

I would be badgering

you would be badgering

he/she/it would be badgering

we would be badgering

you would be badgering

they would be badgering

Conditional perfect

I would have badger

you would have badger

he/she/it would have badger

we would have badger

you would have badger

they would have badger

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been badgering

you would have been badgering

he/she/it would have been badgering

we would have been badgering

you would have been badgering

they would have been badgering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you badger
we let´s badger
you badger

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to badger

Past participle

badgered

Present Participle

badgering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BADGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «badger» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of badger

bend someone´s ear · bother · bug · bully · get at · harass · harry · hassle · hound · importune · nag · pester · plague · worry

TRANSLATION OF BADGER

Find out the translation of badger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of badger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «badger» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 獾
• Translator English - Spanish: tejón
• English: badger
• Translator English - Hindi: बेजर
• Translator English - Arabic: غُرَيْر
• Translator English - Russian: барсук
• Translator English - Portuguese: texugo
• Translator English - Bengali: ব্যাজার
• Translator English - French: blaireau
• Translator English - Malay: Badger
• Translator English - German: Dachs
• Translator English - Japanese: アナグマ
• Translator English - Korean: 오소리
• Translator English - Javanese: Badger
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con lửng
• Translator English - Tamil: பேட்ஜர்
• Translator English - Marathi: बॅजर
• Translator English - Turkish: porsuk
• Translator English - Italian: tasso
• Translator English - Polish: borsuk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: борсук
• Translator English - Romanian: bursuc
• Translator English - Greek: ασβός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: das
• Translator English - Swedish: grävling
• Translator English - Norwegian: grevling

4 QUOTES WITH «BADGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word badger.

1

Kenneth Grahame

Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.

2

Tom Holt

It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger.

3

Owen Paterson

I was perhaps about 10 years old when a local farmer rang us up to say he had found a young badger and would we take it in. So we did; it was a female called Bessy and she lived in the boiler room. She was extremely intelligent, had a very low opinion of cats but loved the dogs. She was pretty well trained; she went in the car.

4

Owen Paterson

We have to use every tool at our disposal and that's why we're trialing a badger cull. We need healthy wildlife living alongside healthy cattle. Only if we work to eradicate the reservoir of TB in our badgers, will we have the strong and prosperous dairy industry the public wishes to see.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BADGER»

Discover the use of badger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to badger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass ...

Based on the You Tube sensation (17 MILLION views) Honey Badger Don't Care(tm), Randall presents a dozen crazy animals of the wild kingdom as only Randall could.

Randall, 2012

Can You Do This, Old Badger?

Although Old Badger cannot do some things as easily as he used to, he can still teach Little Badger the many things he knows about finding good things to eat and staying safe and happy. Reprint.

Eve Bunting, 2004

Badger

Introduces badgers, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, food, and predators.

Michael Leach, 2008

Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever ...

Greg LeMond, 'L'Americain': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This is supposed to be his year. Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour.

Richard Moore, 2011

Installing Linux on a Dead Badger

This collection of thirteen short stories, articles and essays from Lucy A. Snyder will appeal to any fan of zombies, aliens or installation manuals.

Lucy A. Snyder, 2007

Badger

The streets of Wisconsin are about to be "safer," yet as confused as ever, thanks to the appearance of the Badger"--Back cover.

Mike Baron, Jeff Butler, 2007

Badger's Parting Gifts

Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die.

Susan Varley, 2013

S.S. Badger: The Lake Michigan Car Ferry

Today, only the Badger remains. Through a unique collection of archival and contemporary images, this book documents the S.S. Badger's historic career as a provider of cross-lake transport.

Art Chavez, 2003

Badger traction

Interurbans linked many cities and served the Wisconsin farm lands in between. This book covers the stories of the Wisconsin electric lines (with the exception of Milwaukee), their foundings and their disapperances.

Central Electric Railfans' Association, 1969

Hunting Badger

Three men raid the gambling casino run by the Ute nation and then disappear into the maze of canyons on the Utah-Arizona border.

Tony Hillerman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BADGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term badger is used in the context of the following news items.

Badger group states opposition to NI 'cull'

The Northern Ireland Badger Group has said it remains opposed to a 'pilot badger cull' and says that cattle vaccination is the key to eradicating ... «Farming Life, Jul 15»

Could the Honey Badger be going to the World Cup after all?

Well, there was good news for fans of the Honey Badger last night as he has received a late call-up to join Michael Cheika's squad. «The42, Jul 15»

Annie Bieniek with Badger. Picture: Mark Dadswell Source: News …

A NEWPORT woman has sent out a heartfelt thank you to the people who helped rescue her three-legged dog Badger from a tight squeeze at a ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

Honey Badger returns for Wallabies

Nick Cummins has replaced Henry Speight in the Wallabies' train-on squad for the Rugby Championship, with the Brumbies winger granted ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»

Most Indispensable Badger - No.18

With the college football season just around the corner, BadgerNation brings back its list of the 20 most important players to the Badgers' ... «BadgerNation.com, Jul 15»

NBA: Former Badger Frank Kaminsky scores 19 points for Charlotte …

Meanwhile, former Badger Josh Gasser was scoreless in 4 minutes, 31 seconds of action in the Brooklyn Nets' 81-73 loss to the Memphis ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»

2015 NCAA Football: Ranking Big Ten Week One Games

But it was that game that gave Badger fans hope that they could play with the big boys. This season, Wisconsin will play their second of three ... «Badger of Honor, Jul 15»

Badger cull to begin in NI to combat bovine TB

Northern Ireland is to start a limited cull of badgers as part of a research project to combat a disease in cattle that costs the taxpayer £30m a ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

OPNsense 15.7 'Brave Badger' is Released, The Next Step in Open …

"Now that 'Brave Badger' is released, OPNsense is ready for production environments," says Jos Schellevis, Deciso's CTO. "I am very proud of ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»

Badger men's hockey recruit Opilka goes pro

Incoming Badger freshman men's hockey goaltender Luke Opilka has decided to pursue his professional career, signing a contract with the St. «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»