pest

About 2.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
2. noun Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
3. noun An annoying person, a nuisance.
4. noun An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
5. noun An invasive weed.

Similar words

gadfly blighter cuss pesterer infestation plague fever poison blight parasitic

Often followed by

control management of and in is species to problems

Word family

pests pesty