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Children's influence on purchases
"Pester power", or "the nag factor", as the phenomenon is known in U.S. literature, is the "tendency of children, who are bombarded with marketers' messages
Pester_power
American toy
bookstation.org. Retrieved February 21, 2026. "Is Mr Potato Head to blame for 'pester power' ads?". BBC News. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012. "Mr Potato Head"
Mr._Potato_Head
Promotion of products and services to children
parents report being pestered by their children for the product they have seen on television. This phenomenon is dubbed "pester power", which means that
Advertising_to_children
American animated sitcom
January 10, 2014. Stark, Jill (October 5, 2007). "Maccas takes out 'pester power' prize". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved May 23, 2013. "SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob_SquarePants
American television series
Power Rangers S.P.D. is a television series and the twelfth entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series Tokusou
Power_Rangers_S.P.D.
British comedy panel game television quiz show
at the Wayback Machine Created 10 May 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007. "Pester power: QI fans force DVD release". Chortle.co.uk. 19 October 2006. Archived
QI
American television series
Power Rangers Mystic Force is a television series and the thirteenth entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and is based on the 29th Super Sentai tokusatsu
Power_Rangers_Mystic_Force
Process of generating electrical power
Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011. Patrick Pester (February 10, 2022). "Massive methane leaks mapped from space". Live Science
Electricity_generation
Obesity in children
reducing physical activity. As family sizes decrease, the children's pester power, their ability to force adults to do what they want, increases. This
Childhood_obesity
Cross-platform shell based on .NET technology
proficiency with PowerShell "the single most important skill a Windows administrator will need in the coming years". Windows 10 shipped with Pester, a script
PowerShell
Promotion of toys through media
influential amount of purchasing power children have when pressuring their parents, through what marketers refer to as "pester power". Persuasive commercials
Toy_advertising
Study of consumption of goods and services
contexts should never be underestimated and the phenomenon is known as pester power. To approach the mental processes used in purchasing decisions, some
Consumer_behaviour
Overview of and topical guide to marketing
influences Culture, family, reference groups, subculture, peer group, pester power, time Marketing research refers to research activities designed to understand
Outline_of_marketing
March 1997, Pester power puts fairness into focus Scottish Episcopalian, April 1997, page 6 Christian Aid News, April/June 1997, Pester power rules! page
Fairtrade_Fortnight
Parenting style
adults impose their focus on winning. Consumerism, in particular the pester-power of toy advertising is said to push children and adults apart, converting
Slow_parenting
overcame that fear when she kissed a frog that had saved her from Jester the Pester; the frog reverted to his true form, Daggeron, the Solaris Knight. Madison
List of Power Rangers Mystic Force characters
List_of_Power_Rangers_Mystic_Force_characters
1996 British TV series or programme
22/01/2001 "Michael Meacher" THE UK MP's register of interests. 4 29/01/2001 "Pester Power" In this show Mark investigated corporate advertising and arranged a
The Mark Thomas Comedy Product
The_Mark_Thomas_Comedy_Product
Set of rules by the Committee of Advertising Practice
featuring them. Includes rules about unsafe practices and unfair pressure; pester power and sales promotions for children. Rules about depicting members of the
CAP_Code
Hungarian online newspaper
Pester Lloyd is a German-language online daily newspaper from Budapest, Hungary with a focus "on Hungary and Eastern Europe". Its first stint of existence
Pester_Lloyd
A., and Cullen, P. (2004) ‘The Child-Parent Purchase Relationship: Pester Power, Human Rights and Retail Ethics', Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Alex_Nicholls_(academic)
Irish term for individual rural houses
Guidelines on Rural Housing "One-off housing is simply a response to pester power, The Sunday Business Post, 17/4/2005". Archived from the original on
One-off_housing
Advertising of food products to children
as Belgium, Quebec, Portugal, Vietnam, and areas of Germany. Kid Food Pester power Kraak, V; Pelletier DL (1998). "The influence of commercialism on the
Food marketing toward children
Food_marketing_toward_children
-out-your-powerpuff-bikini-cartoon-network-building-waterpark-614670 Pester power draws new ads to Cartoon Network http://www.thehindubusinessline
Sunny_Saha
Radio station in United Kingdom
2016. Day, Julia (October 16, 2002). "Disney radio aims to cash in on pester power". The Guardian. Retrieved June 8, 2016. Martin, Roy (May 14, 2007). "Capital
Capital_Disney
Archipelago in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
names are Erich P. J. Friedrichs, Georg E. Braun, Karl Fnouka, Kurt A. Pester, Martin O. Wachtel, and Heinrich Prüß. With two waves of bombing raids on
Heligoland
Repetitious behaviour in the form of pestering
interpersonal communication, is repetitious behaviour in the form of pestering, hectoring, harassing, or otherwise continuously urging an individual
Nagging
2010 collection of short stories and novellas by Cory Doctorow
(Novellas), 2005) "Liberation Spectrum" "Power Punctuation!" "Visit the Sins" "Constitutional Crisis" "Pester Power" "Chicken Little" "Epoch" "I'm Only In
With_a_Little_Help
Province of Turkey
Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-07-01. Pester, Patrick (12 January 2021). "2,500-year-old temple to Greek love goddess
İzmir_Province
2008 video game
place in mushroom society. As Pax progresses he discovers a lepiota called Pester that plans to take over the world. Pax follows him to a trailer park where
Mushroom_Men
River in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
eventually joins the Lim river. Rising under Serbia's Golija mountain and Pešter plateau, the Uvac flows through southwestern Serbia before crossing into
Uvac
American Television Series (1961-1966)
that Rosie works for had air conditioning installed in their home. Hazel pesters George to have air conditioning installed at his house. George refuses
List_of_Hazel_episodes
costumes for her club play. Jim comes up with an idea to help. The kids keep pestering Jim. Betty doesn't know Bud is in the bathtub working on his machine as
List of Father Knows Best episodes
List_of_Father_Knows_Best_episodes
American drama television series
website's critics consensus reads, "Wrangled by Eric Bana's steady star power, Untamed's solid murder mystery is elevated by the visually sumptuous backdrop
Untamed_(TV_series)
Geopolitical region in Serbia and Montenegro
the Albanian Shkreli and Kelmendi tribes began migrating into the lower Pešter and Sandžak regions at around 1700. The Kelmendi chief had converted to
Sandžak
Group of fictional characters in Marvel Comics
communicate with rats, cockroaches, and other vermin. Crushed by falling debris. Pester - Daughter-in-law of Mother Inferior. Possesses superhuman speed and fangs
Morlocks_(comics)
Season of American football
7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 2,093 Referee: Joe Pester Recap Week 9: Spokane Shock at Pittsburgh Power – Game summary at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh
2011_Pittsburgh_Power_season
Russian politician (born 1955)
of Russia. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Klein, Margarete; Pester, Kristian (January 2014). "Russia's Armed Forces on Modernisation Course"
Sergei_Shoigu
American journalist (1945–2017)
students at his alma mater, Columbia University. “So I say: Stew, percolate, pester, track, burrow, besiege, confront, damage, level, care.” Barrett was born
Wayne_Barrett
British sitcom (2019–2023)
his hatred of Lord Byron and Alison's crush on the lead actor. Julian pesters Alison to place a bet on a horse race for him. Pat teaches witch trial
Ghosts_(2019_TV_series)
Part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
charged with bayonets, supported by the galloper guns. Quartermaster John Pester, who was severely wounded by the initial maratha bombardment, wrote: "We
Battle_of_Delhi_(1803)
those rising producers as liaisons meant that [head writers] didn't have to pester Kevin Feige and the Parliament with every single creative decision. Goldberg
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series (Marvel Studios)
List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_television_series_(Marvel_Studios)
1st season of Pokémon Horizons and 26th season of the Pokémon animated series
beach protected by Palafin, a heroic transforming Pokémon. Palafin is pestered by a group of cameramen who are obsessed with photographing its transformation
Pokémon_Horizons:_The_Series
Famous mystery novelist Sharon Bannister (Francesca Annis) is repeatedly pestered by her nosy neighbor Mrs. Trask (Elizabeth Spriggs), who wants advice to
List of Tales from the Crypt episodes
List_of_Tales_from_the_Crypt_episodes
Japanese manga series
of Ice received a special prize at the "Shueisha Shōjo Manga Grand Prix Powered by Line Manga Indies 2018 Summer". It ranked nineteenth in the web category
The_Ramparts_of_Ice
Experimental tokamak
Frequency Power in Plasmas. AIP Conference Proceedings. 1689 (1). EURATOM: 080002. Bibcode:2015AIPC.1689h0002D. doi:10.1063/1.4936525. Patrick Pester (2025-01-21)
Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
Experimental_Advanced_Superconducting_Tokamak
British comedy-drama television series (2019–2023)
to his mother from someone he suspects is his father. Beau continues to pester Viv and Jackson comforts her. Maeve tells Otis she wants to return to America
Sex_Education_(TV_series)
English actor (born 1988)
original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022. "Broadchurch actor pestered for plot". independent. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13
Jonathan_Bailey
1990s American children's superhero television series
Patrick Seaborn) – Two brothers who come from a rich family, who constantly pester the kids' daily lives by flaunting their wealth and self-acclaimed superiority
Big_Bad_Beetleborgs
Country in Southeast-Central Europe
cooling of most of the warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in the Pešter plateau, because of the mountains which encircle it. One of the climatic
Serbia
Dutch merchant
elite. The family name was originally spelled "Peijster," "Peister," or "Pester." De Peyster came of a French Huguenot family that took refuge in the United
Johannes_de_Peyster_Sr.
American television sitcom (1976–1983)
Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski (Michael McKean) is a lovable goofball greaser who pesters Laverne and Shirley, along with his best friend and roommate Squiggy, both
Laverne_&_Shirley
American politician (born 1969)
December 9, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021. "Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman pesters Texas counterpart to pay $3 million for voter fraud cases". December 30
John_Fetterman
Shoshanna that she should not pass up a lucrative job opportunity. After being pestered for his approval, Ray snaps and tells Desi that he hates him, and that
List_of_Girls_episodes
1980 fantasy novel by Stephen R. Donaldson
website that del Rey, his editor-publisher, was the "King of Sequels" and pestered Donaldson incessantly with ideas for a follow-up to the first trilogy,
The_Wounded_Land
1999 video game
pictures of Pokémon with an in-game camera, using items such as apples and "pester balls" to achieve better shots. After each round, players are judged based
Pokémon_Snap
Extreme form of nationalism
Magyar Press corresponded to that of the parliamentary Jingoes; and even the Pester Lloyd, which treated the matter with conspicuous moderation, wrote as follows:
Ultranationalism
Disney cartoon character
after the war recast the duck as the brunt of some other character's pestering. Donald is seen repeatedly attacked, harassed, and ridiculed by his nephews
Donald_Duck
Pannerden /Van Nispen tot Sevenaer van Oordt Op ten Noort Van Panhuys De Pesters Ploos van Amstel Van de Poll Plompe van Meerdervoort Prins Prisse Quarles
List_of_Dutch_noble_families
English musician (born 1953)
Amarok 35th Anniversary". Pester PR. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025. "Interview with Mike Oldfield". Roland PowerOn magazine (Issue 4). 6
Mike_Oldfield
1989 film by Spike Lee
police officer who kills Radio Raheem. Roger Guenveur Smith, who was pestering Lee for a role in the film, created the character of Smiley, who was not
Do_the_Right_Thing
American soldier and showman (1846–1917)
seen." Cody suggested in letters and his autobiography that Frederici had pestered him into marriage, but he was aware that it was "very smart to be engaged
Buffalo_Bill
trying hard to help her clients get their lives back on track. After pestering and bothering Peter tirelessly, she returned to her previous home in Chicago
List of Marvel Comics characters: G
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_G
Georgie's old room, and Sheldon struggles with the changes. He and Missy pester each other, but she does allow Sheldon to sleep on her floor the first night
List of Young Sheldon episodes
List_of_Young_Sheldon_episodes
President of the United States from 1850 to 1853
situation had become desperate." Despite his lack of influence, office-seekers pestered him, as did those with a house to lease or sell since there was no official
Millard_Fillmore
invisible as a result. She quickly takes advantage of the situation to pester Uncle due to their rivalry, but also to protect her son even more despite
List of Jackie Chan Adventures episodes
List_of_Jackie_Chan_Adventures_episodes
key role for Trump's trade agenda". AP News. February 18, 2025. Patrick Pester (February 18, 2025). "Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing
2025_in_the_United_States
American baseball player (1914–1999)
of a jitney. Convinced the injury would heal, Yankees scout Bill Essick pestered his bosses to give DiMaggio another look. After he passed a physical, the
Joe_DiMaggio
Prime Minister of Hungary from 2009 to 2010
“linker” und “rechter” Mafia? Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine Pester Lloyd / 26 - 2013, Politik 26.06.2013 "A csődbiztos - A Bajnai Gordon-sztori
Gordon_Bajnai
American business magnate (1839–1937)
method of presence to collect debts, Rockefeller relied on a persistent pestering approach. Rockefeller received $16 a month for his three-month apprenticeship
John_D._Rockefeller
American professional wrestler (1957–2019)
Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver. During the match, after being pestered by Beaver, Bundy body-slammed him and delivered a big elbow, causing his
King_Kong_Bundy
1815 period of the Napoleonic Wars
with the siege of Huningen. Like other Austrian forces, these too were pestered by francs-tireurs. Like Rapp further north, Marshal Suchet, with the Armée
Hundred_Days
Enchantress-goddess in Greek mythology
interpolated another episode into the time that Odysseus was staying with Circe. Pestered by the amorous attentions of King Calchus the Daunian, the sorceress invited
Circe
List of efforts toward artificial nuclear fusion
record for superheated plasma time". The Nation. May 29, 2021. Patrick Pester (2025-01-21). "China's 'artificial sun' shatters nuclear fusion record by
List_of_fusion_experiments
American lawyer and prosecutor (1927–1986)
on October 18, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011. "Ex-Client Is Guilty Of Pestering Cohn". The New York Times. September 25, 1981. Dershowitz, Alan (July
Roy_Cohn
Fame contacts him, but they want him to speak at Tim's induction. Tim pesters Jack about his speech, but Jack misses the banquet when he has to take
List_of_Heartland_episodes
2025 Indian film by Raj Kumar Gupta
Bhai's organization. As his carefully built facade starts to crumble, a pestered Dada Manohar Bhai tries to attack Amay Patnaik but is stopped by his mother
Raid_2_(film)
American boxer and actor (1915–1986)
appeared in an episode of television's Gunsmoke, the episode entitled, "Never Pester Chester". In 1958, Baer appeared in an episode of the syndicated Adventures
Buddy_Baer
Direct-to-video A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge 1998 The Rugrats Movie Rex Pester The Easter Story Keepers Nero Direct-to-video 1999 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's
List of Tim Curry performances
List_of_Tim_Curry_performances
American comic book series
and is apparently gay after sleeping with his boss to keep him from pestering Tony. John was turned into a cyborg after Mason Savoy suggested it. He
Chew_(comics)
1977 American musical-drama film directed by Martin Scorsese
Francine Evans, who, although lonely, wants nothing to do with Jimmy, who pesters her for her phone number. The next morning, they end up sharing a cab,
New York, New York (1977 film)
New_York,_New_York_(1977_film)
American television series
Teddy Boys when they attempt to lynch a Chinese migrant. Chief Flanagan pesters Bill and Lee to find the killers, resulting in a raid on Wang Chao's shop
Warrior_(TV_series)
American pornographic actress (born 1972)
Michael Del Zotto on Twitter Now with the Flyers, Del Zotto spent time pestering Lisa Ann to get him dates, according to the well-known adult film starlet
Lisa_Ann
American crime drama television series by David Chase
out. As a result, their plan to buy a beach house falls through and Tony pesters the owner until he gets his deposit back. Anthony Jr. starts attending
The_Sopranos
Indian actor, film producer and media personality (born 1954)
where he met actor Sivakumar and producer Thiruppur Manian and started pestering them to help him fulfill his cinematic ambitions. Sivakumar vehemently
Sathyaraj
Russian beauty pageant winner
frustrated during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign because Western media pestered her for information to apparently defame the billionaire. Fedorova was
Oxana_Fedorova
Species of great ape
marauding males in the wild. They are more tolerant of younger males pestering them yet exhibit heightened aggression towards older males. In a study
Bonobo
2011 film
Tressock have become infertile after the construction of Sir Lachlan's nuclear power plant. While out riding a horse, Steve has sex with female villager Lolly
The_Wicker_Tree
1989 film by Paul Bartel
gives Juan the money to repay his debt. Sidney's ghost appears again to pester Clare. After she persuades him she must undergo self-improvement alone,
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Scenes_from_the_Class_Struggle_in_Beverly_Hills
1979 film by Terry Jones
is also evident in the scene where an annoying and ungrateful ex-leper pesters Brian for money, while moaning that since Jesus cured him, he has lost
Monty_Python's_Life_of_Brian
Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
refused to do. She later was not taken to the hospital but the police later pestered her until she agreed to be photographed naked by a female debate coach
Liberty_University
1996 film by Paul Michael Glaser
whereabouts. Determined to find his father, Max encounters Kazaam again, who pesters him into making a wish. Max eventually reunites with his father, Nick Matteo
Kazaam
1520 Anglo-French meeting in Calais, France
curiosity playing with those little knaves that did all they could to steal and pester his advisers, yet he willed them to be present at every banquet". The slanting
Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold
Icelandic singer (born 1965)
press charges. Her record company later stated that Kaufman had been pestering Björk for four days before the incident. On 13 January 2008, Björk attacked
Björk
Fox spirits in Japanese folklore
Yasumichi occurs in the Kokon Chomonjū of the mid-13th century, who was pestered by a family of foxes that took up lair at his mansion, and their bake or
Kitsune
American basketball player (born 1963)
played an NBA All-Star who roughs up lead character Al Bundy after his wife pesters the All-Star during a basketball game. After retiring McDaniel appeared
Xavier_McDaniel
British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
He eventually found that there were too many starstruck tourists who pestered him in Farringford, so he moved to Aldworth, in West Sussex in 1869. However
Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson
1958 film directed by William Wyler
by his father to the Major as a gift. When the Major learns of Buck's pestering of his daughter and future son-in-law, he gathers his men and goes to
The_Big_Country
Italian convicted murderer (born 1972)
"more and more ridiculous". He noted how Claps was someone who Restivo had pestered "quite a lot" and that it was "common sense" in that regard she would have
Danilo_Restivo
Fictional character
during the seventh season, he was shown to be losing weight. When DiNozzo pesters him about it, McGee replies that he has lost 15 pounds. McGee's weight
Timothy_McGee
Practice of eating a child or fetus
acts as due to "his disgust at these kinds of people [who were] always pestering people". In the mid-1990s, Hong Kong journalists exposed "an underground
Child_cannibalism
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Persian Esther, ESTERI means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Paster or Pastor.
Female
English
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, HESTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
Male
English
Low German pet form of Latin Silvester, FESTER means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Leicester, named in Old English from the tribal name Ligore (itself adapted from a British river name) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Petros, PETTER means "rock, stone."Â
Male
Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of Latin Crescentius, KESTER means "to spring up, grow, thrive."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the city name Leicester which was recorded in the 10th century as Ligora caester "Ligora's fort." Ligora is related to Liguria, a very old place name of obscure origin, dating back to pre-Roman times. There has been some speculation concerning a possible connection between Ligora/Liguria and Celtic Lug, LESTER means "oath."
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Persian Esther, ESZTER means "star."
Male
English
Short form of English Sylvester, VESTER means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jester, Middle English gester.German : from the Germanic personal name Gastharo, composed of the elements gast ‘warrior’ + heri ‘army’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after animals, Middle English bester, from beste ‘beast’ (see Best).German : habitational name for someone from a place called Beste.Slovenian (Gorenjska; also Bešter) : probably a derivative of Vester 3, a reduced form of the personal name Silvester. Replacement of initial V- with B- is quite common in Slovenian surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon), Dutch, and German
English (Devon), Dutch, and German : occupational name for a baker, from Anglo-Norman French pestour, pistour, Middle Dutch pester, pister ‘baker’ (Old French pestor, pesteur, German Pistor, from Latin pistor).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin, Lebanese, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish, Swedish
Star; Saved the Jews from Annihilation in Persia; Myrtle Leaf; Form of Persian Esther
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chester, the county seat of Cheshire, or from any of various smaller places named with this word (as for example Little Chester in Derbyshire or Chester le Street in County Durham), which is from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet; Sanskrit
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lion
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
American, Australian
Son of Marsh Dwellers
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, German, Muslim
Revelation; Inspiration
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hope
Girl/Female
Arabic
Harun Al Rashid's Daughter
Boy/Male
Hindu
Harsh
Female
African
predictor of the future.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Disciple; Practitioner
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
PESTER POWER
n.
Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
n.
A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John.
v. t.
To cause to fester or rankle.
v. t.
See Pester.
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
a.
More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
n.
One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
compar.
In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.
a.
Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
compar.
In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another.
n.
Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
n.
See Mister, a trade.
v. t.
To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
n.
The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
n.
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.
compar.
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
n.
To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
n.
Alt. of Lister
v. i.
To become better; to improve.
a.
Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.