The Clue
Buttinsky, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PEST
Tags
Notes
The answer PEST is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Annoyance
Aphid, for one
Bother
Botherer
Buttinsky
Buzzy one
Gadfly
Noodge
Nudge
Nudnik
Nuisance
Plague
Varmint
Adamant ant?
Ant, maybe
Aphid, e.g.
Bothersome individual
Exterminator's concern
Flea or fly
Gnat or brat
Gnat, e.g.
Lapel clutcher
Mole, e.g.
Orkin victim
Pain in the neck
Slug, say
Aphid, to a fruit tree
Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
Pain, so to speak
Sheep ked, e.g.
Younger brother, say
No-see-um, e.g.
Little brother, to an older sibling, say
Definition
PEST as a noun:
1. (plague, pestilence, pest, pestis) = a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
2. (plague, pestilence, pest) = any epidemic disease with a high death rate
3. (pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly) = a persistently annoying person
4. any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"