gadflies (0 synonym found)

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Definition of gadflies:

(n) : A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
(n) : (specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
(n) : 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.
(n) : Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).
(n) : (figurative, also attributive)
(n) : (derogatory, slang) A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
Definition of gadflies:

(n) : A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
(n) : (specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
(n) : 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.
(n) : Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).
(n) : (figurative, also attributive)
(n) : (derogatory, slang) A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
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