If you describe someone as ~, you think they are annoying because they keep trying to get something from you. (FORMAL)
His secretary shielded him from ~ visitors.
= troublesome
ADJ disapproval
If you describe someone as ~, you think they are annoying because they keep trying to get something from you. (FORMAL)
His secretary shielded him from ~ visitors.
= troublesome
ADJ disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012