pester
pes·ter (pĕsʹtər)tr.v. pes·tered, pes·ter·ing, pes·ters To harass with petty annoyances; bother. See Synonyms at harass. [Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre: Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Vulgar Latin *pāstōria, a hobble from Latin, feminine of pāstōrius, of a herdsman (from pāstor, herdsman. See pā- in Indo-European Roots).] pesʹter·er n.
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