flier

Or fly·er

[flahy-er]

noun

1. something that flies, fly, as a bird or insect.

2. an aviator or pilot.

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

4. a person or thing that moves with great speed.

5. some part of a machine having a rapid motion.

6. a small handbill; circular.

7. Informal.,  a flying fly jump or leap.

   He took a flier off the bridge.

8. Informal.,  a risky or speculative venture.

   Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster.

9. one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs.

10. a trapeze artist; aerialist.

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

flier

/ ˈflaɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of flyer

Word History and Origins

Origin of flier¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; fly ², -er ¹

Example Sentences

He has been working the district for the past three months, handing out gold-colored fliers showing the day’s bullion price.

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But as Wilson walked toward the exit, minister after minister held out a hand to take one of the educational fliers he’d brought to hand out.

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“They were sitting on the floor, folding fliers for their mail-outs to their fans, to let them know what they’re up to, and they were all self-contained and incredibly ambitious.”

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He recently handed out a thousand fliers for “The Smashing Machine” while wearing a sandwich board and walking through Manhattan, a reprise of a similar stunt he had done years before.

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Neighbors said the family posted fliers of Celeste around the neighborhood, hoping to spread the word that someone would have information as to her whereabouts.

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Related Words

• aviator