Gadfly vs Polemicist - What's the difference?
gadfly | polemicist |
Any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies.
A horsefly: any of various species of fly, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood.
One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant.
(pejorative) One who merely irritates without making useful suggestions.
(slang) A bloodsucker
As nouns the difference between gadfly and polemicist
is that gadfly is any dipterous insect of the family oestridae, commonly known as botflies while polemicist is a person who writes polemics.gadfly
English
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(wikipedia gadfly) (gadflies)- He's a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend's generosity.