English noun: gadfly | |||
1. | gadfly (person) a persistently annoying person | ||
Synonyms | blighter, cuss, pest, pesterer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persecutor, tormenter, tormentor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nudnick, nudnik | ||
2. | gadfly (animal) any of various large flies that annoy livestock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fly | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | botfly, cleg, clegg, horse fly, horsefly, warble fly | ||