Meaning Of The Word Gadfly

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What's The Definition Of Gadfly?

gadfly
countable noun: If you refer to someone as a gadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority.

gadfly in American English
any of several large flies, as the horsefly, that bite livestock
noun: any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals

gadfly in British English
noun: any of various large dipterous flies, esp the horsefly, that annoy livestock by sucking their blood

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