Definitions from Wiktionary (gadfly)
▸ noun: Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
▸ noun: (figurative, also attributive)
▸ noun: A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
▸ noun: (specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
▸ noun: Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”)
▸ noun: (derogatory, slang) A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
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▸ noun: Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
▸ noun: (figurative, also attributive)
▸ noun: A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
▸ noun: (specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
▸ noun: Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”)
▸ noun: (derogatory, slang) A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
Similar:
pest,
blighter,
cuss,
pesterer,
breeze,
breezefly,
burrel fly,
bot fly,
bull-fly,
whame fly,
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redoubtable,
political,
socratic,
intellectual,
social,
persistent,
little,
chief,
literary,
moral,
corporate
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