badger
/ˈba-jər/
noun
any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
the pelt or fur of a badger
a native or resident of Wisconsin —used as a nickname
verb
to harass or annoy persistently
… the mill foreman so taunted the workers, so badgered them and told them that they dared not quit …