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importuner

Meaning of "importuner" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IMPORTUNER

ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPORTUNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Importuner is 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.

WHAT DOES IMPORTUNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pester

Pester may refer to: In fictional characters: ▪ Pester, a Marvel Comics character ▪ Professor Pester, the main villain in the animated television series Viva Piñata ▪ Rex Pester, a reporter in the animated film The Rugrats Movie In people: ▪ De Pester, a Dutch noble family ▪ Lorie , born Laure Pester, French pop singer ▪ Paul Pester, chief executive officer of TSB Bank In other uses: ▪ Pešter, a plateau in southwestern Serbia ▪ Pester Ball, a ball that releases a Pokémon repellent in Pokémon ▪ Pester Lloyd, a German-language weekly newspaper in Hungary...

Definition of importuner in the English dictionary

The first definition of importuner in the dictionary is someone who harasses with persistent requests or who demands of insistently. Other definition of importuner is someone who begs for persistently or requests with insistence. Importuner is also someone who angers or annoys.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPORTUNER

Arizona · Barcelona · Bona · boner · corona · donor · homeowner · Jonah · krona · krone · kroner · kronor · mona · owner · Pamplona · persona · stoner · toner · Verona · zona

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPORTUNER

import trade · import-export · import-export trade · importability · importable · importance · importancy · important · importantly · importation · imported · importer · importing · importunacy · importunate · importunately · importunateness · importune · importunely · importunity

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPORTUNER

banner · bottle-opener · communer · corner · dauner · dejeuner · designer · dinner · Freightliner · inner · Kitchener · listener · manner · partner · piano tuner · pruner · spinner · strobe tuner · trainer · tuner

Synonyms and antonyms of importuner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «importuner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPORTUNER

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

importuner
1,325 millions of speakers
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importuner
570 millions of speakers
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English

importuner
510 millions of speakers
hi

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importuner
380 millions of speakers
ar

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المزعج
280 millions of speakers
ru

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importuner
278 millions of speakers
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importuner
270 millions of speakers
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importuner
260 millions of speakers
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importuner
220 millions of speakers
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Importuner
190 millions of speakers
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importuner
180 millions of speakers
ja

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importuner
130 millions of speakers
ko

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importuner
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Importuner
85 millions of speakers
vi

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importuner
80 millions of speakers
ta

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importuner
75 millions of speakers
mr

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आयात करणारा
75 millions of speakers
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importuner
70 millions of speakers
it

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importuner
65 millions of speakers
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importuner
50 millions of speakers
uk

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importuner
40 millions of speakers
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importuner
30 millions of speakers
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importuner
15 millions of speakers
af

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importuner
14 millions of speakers
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importuner
10 millions of speakers
no

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importuner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of importuner

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTUNER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of importuner
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about importuner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPORTUNER»

Discover the use of importuner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to importuner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Relations in Public
19 Another example of this standard behavior sequence can occur when a middle-class American approaches the post of a stemmer, pamphleteer, or other street importuner. The threat will be fixed in the oncomer's focus up to the point when ...
Erving Goffman, 2009
2
French Faux Amis: The Combined Book
In English, to importune and importunate have the feeling of persistent and unpleasant pleading, begging or demanding. In French, however, while the verb importuner can have the same sense, it can also mean to be annoying or unpleasant ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2009
3
The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib ...
As long as I, this importuner at the threshold of God, am alive in this transitory life, the nurturing of their family is my responsibility. I will always show sympathy and do good for their families and their household. And whenever transitory life no ...
Robert McChesney, Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami, 2012
4
A French Grammar: Containing, Besides the Rules of the ...
To pester with, importuner de. Why pester me with your lamenta- Pourquoi m' importunt r de vos lions .' I cannot help them. plaintes ? je n'y peux rien. To pester with, importuner par. I tell you candidly that you pester Je vous dis franchement ...
Joseph de Laporte, 1844
5
Speaking Better French: More Faux Amis!
and you will be understood, but the best translation would probably be: Si vous avez l'occasion d'acheter cela pour moi... importuner – to importune importun – importunate In English,to importune and importunate have the feeling of persistant ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2008
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The royal dictionary abridged in two parts: I. French and ...
To be very importunate with one, Solliciter quelqu'un avec im- portunití, It preßer, l 'importuner. Importunately, Adv. bnpor- tunément, d'une maniíre importune, avec inßance. To importune, V. A. Importuner, incommoder, c-aufer de l'importuniti.
Abel Boyer, 1728
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The Royal Dictionary Abridged ...: French and English. ...
To importune, V, A. Importuner, incommoder, caufer de Г inrportur.ité. Importuned , A. Importuné, incommodé. Importuning, S, L'aSfton d* importuner, ou incommoder Importunity, S, Importunité. To impùfe, У. A, Impofer. Ta impofe upon , Impoje, ...
Abel Boyer, 1755
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The Royal Dictionary: Abridged in Two Parts, I French and ...
Importunate, A. Importun, qui caufe de l'importunité fâcheux, incommode, fatigant. To be very importunate with one, Solliciter quelqu'un avec im- portunité, le preffer , l' importuner. Importunately, Adv. Impor- tunément, d'une manière importune, ...
Abel Boyer, 1728
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The Royal Dictionary, French and English, and English and ...
Solliciter quelqu'un avec □importunité, le presser de faire une chose, ^ importuner d'une dose. Importunately, ofdv. Importunément, d'une manière importune, instamment, avec instance, Svec empressement. To IMPORTUNE, Verb Aíí. {or ...
Abel Boyer, 1729
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A Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Abridged ...
Capital : applied to letters. Maza, ef. Club; mace; pile-engine; also an importuner; pestles for gunpowder making. t^Tt tough mass. Mazacote, em. Kali, barilla; mortar, cement; Mazada, ef Blow with a mallet; offensive expression. Mazagatos, em.
Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, 1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPORTUNER»

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Un croque-mort délinquant épinglé
En mars dernier, il a été jugé coupable d'avoir violé une ordonnance de la cour qui lui interdisait de harceler ou d'importuner les employés ... «LaPresse.ca, May 15»
2
La fin des appels pour croisières gratuites aux Bahamas
... ne plus importuner les Canadiens, à la suite d'une enquête du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC). «LaPresse.ca, Mar 15»
3
Sam Smith s'impose aux Grammy
Il n'en fallait pas plus pour que Kanye West feigne de venir importuner Beck, comme il l'avait fait sous le signe de la controverse au gala des ... «LaPresse.ca, Feb 15»
4
Pintendre: ivre aux commandes de son avion... dans son aérodrome
Il lui est interdit de communiquer ou d'importuner M. Lapointe. Deuxième rendez-vous. Jacques Bernier ne peut, par ailleurs, conduire un ... «LaPresse.ca, Aug 14»
5
Test Short Peace Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day : génie incompris ?
Ce n'est d'ailleurs pas tant leur agressivité qui risque de vous importuner mais plutôt le lieu et la manière dont ils apparaissent à l'écran qui ... «Jeux Actu, May 14»
6
Mary et Frederik de Danemark : En famille à Verbier, les jumeaux se …
... en échange de ce shooting officiel, laisse ensuite la tribu royale poursuivre ses vacances sans l'importuner de ses objectifs. Profitant d'une ... «Pure People, Feb 14»
7
Dans un resto de Nice, le café plus cher pour les clients malpolis
Et si comme Yvon on dit : " Bonjour Monsieur , je vous demande pardon et vous prie de m'excuser de vous importuner , vous serait-il possible ... «Nice-Matin, Dec 13»
8
PK Subban, le meilleur depuis Patrick Roy
... ou New York par exemple, je lui ferais une offre carrément indéçente s'il n'a pas signé à la fin de la saison.....juste pour importuner le CH. «LaPresse.ca, Oct 13»
9
Digits barjots. Et si le bug de l'an 2000 s'était produit
Il écrit : "Madame, Mademoiselle ou Monsieur, Je suis sincèrement désolé de vous importuner, mais une affaire d'une importance capitale me ... «Libération, Aug 13»
10
One of Chatham's first shopping malls celebrating its 50th
"We all want students to do their best at school and later in life and having basic supplies plays a surprisingly importuner role in having the ... «Chatham Daily News, Jul 13»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Importuner [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/importuner>. May 2024 ».
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