Gadfly
Gadfly noun - One who is obnoxiously annoying.
Usage example: a loud sports commentator who was a tactless gadfly during post-game interviews with the losing team
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Persecutor and gadfly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persecutor" instead a noun "Gadfly".
Persecutor
Persecutor noun - One who is obnoxiously annoying.
Usage example: on this flight my airline-appointed persecutor was a chattering nitwit who could not stop talking about himself
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