Determining type of singularity

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Let $f$ be holomorphic in $\mathbb{C} \setminus \{0\}$.

Prove or disprove: If $|f(\frac{i}{n})| \ge n$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, then $f$ has a pole in $0$.

The equation yields that $f$ is not bounded near $0$, from which I know it is not a removable singularity. So it's either a pole or an essential singularity.

I have tried to use Casorati-Weierstraß theroem, but I couldn't make any sense of it.

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Define $f(z)=e^{\frac{i}{z}}$. Then for every $n\in\mathbb{N}$ you get $f(\frac{i}{n})=e^n\geq n$, just like you need. On the other hand for every $n\in\mathbb{N}$ we have $f(\frac{-i}{n})=e^{-n}$, so the limit of $f(\frac{-i}{n})$ when $n\to {\infty}$ is $0$. Hence the singularity of $f$ at zero is essential.

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Hint: If you had one such $f,$ then $f(z)\cos (2\pi i/z)$ would also exhibit this behavior.