Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered} (?);p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2,
   see 1st {Badger}.]
   1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or
      irritate persistently.

   2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.