| 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 | ||