gadfly

noun

Definition of gadflynext
as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying the journalist was known as a gadfly for exposing hypocrisy in politics

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“Gadfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadfly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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