Gadfly - English meaning
Gadfly – definitions in English dictionary
nounA fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Usage examples:
Later, hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate io.
nounSomeone who is always annoying or criticizing other people
Usage examples:
They have been accused of being a party of cranks and political gadflies.
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Word origin
late 16th century: from gad, or obsolete gad ‘goad, spike’, from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard1.
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