[bad.ger] n [prob. fr. badge; fr. the white mark on its forehead] (1523) 1 a: any of various burrowing mammals (esp. Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) that are related to the weasels and are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere b: the pelt or fur of a badger
2. cap: a native or resident of Wisconsin--used as a nickname
[2]badger vt [fr. the sport of baiting badgers] (1794): to harass or annoy persistently syn see bait