flier

or fly·er

[flahy-er]

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noun

something that flies, as a bird or insect.

an aviator or pilot.

an airplane passenger, especially one who travels regularly by air.

a person or thing that moves with great speed.

some part of a machine having a rapid motion.

a small handbill; circular.

Informal. a flying jump or leap: He took a flier off the bridge.

Informal. a risky or speculative venture: Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster.

one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs.Compare winder(def 2).

a trapeze artist; aerialist.

a silvery-green sunfish, Centrarchus macropterus, found from Virginia to Florida and through the lower Mississippi valley.

Origin of flier

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fly¹, -er¹

Can be confusedflier flyer

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Related Words for flier

aviator, navigator, jet, ace, aeronaut, aviatrix

Examples from the Web for flier

Contemporary Examples of flier

The flier itself shows an inverted Islamic State flag, with Arabic script below it.
ISIS Fliers on a Marine Corps Base?
Tim Mak
October 31, 2014
In Georgia, a flier has surfaced suggesting that Democrats need to vote in order to avoid another Ferguson.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way
Matt Lewis
October 31, 2014
There are no descriptions, just a flier handed out at the entrance with a brief overview of each piece.
The Dark Rock Star Fantasy of Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane
Liza Foreman
September 24, 2014
Or the flier who jumped from the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and slammed into an air conditioning unit on a roof.
The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers
William O’Connor
August 4, 2014
Pence, with his thick mane of hair and thick build, looks great on a flier.
Mike Pence, Dark Horse in Training for 2016
David Freedlander
June 27, 2014

Historical Examples of flier

Had it been possible, he might have tried to leave the flier.
Salvage in Space
John Stewart Williamson
Then he saw that the magnet was fast to the side of the flier, near the stern.
Salvage in Space
John Stewart Williamson
He could not remember the flier ever having said much about himself.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin
Al Avery
Where does the flier stop after it passes Misery, going west?
The Duke Of Chimney Butte
G. W. Ogden
I liked him that day he outran the flier; I've often thought of him since then.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte
G. W. Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for flier

flier

noun

a variant spelling of flyer

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Word Origin and History for flier

see flyer.