Meaning of 'pest'

Find the meaning of the word ‘pest’

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Meaning of ‘pest’

4 definitions found.

pest

noun

any unwanted and destructive insect or animal that attacks food or crops or livestock

Example: "The gardener sprayed the garden to get rid of pests."

noun

a persistently annoying person

Synonyms: gadfly cuss blighter pesterer

noun

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Synonyms: pestilence plague

noun

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

Synonyms: pestilence plague pestis

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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