Both"er (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Bothered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Bothering.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I
vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See
Pother.
&fist; The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly
imprecatory.
Both"er, v. i. To feel care or anxiety;
to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
Without bothering about it.
H. James.
Both"er, n. One who, or that which,
bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry;
disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.