frequent flier

American  

noun

1. an airline passenger registered with a program that provides bonuses, as upgrades or free flights, based especially on distance traveled.

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Other Word Forms

• frequent-flier adjective

Example Sentences

Marcy Montellano, a frequent flier who lives in Las Vegas and works in sales, already has paid up for a better aisle seat.

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The South Carolina frequent flier didn’t panic.

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I met travelers who go out of their way to visit her, a regular who knew Carvalho’s dad had died a few months ago and a frequent flier who left a $1,000 tip on a lemonade as a holiday gift.

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Mund is a frequent flier from South Carolina who regularly connects through the world’s busiest airport.

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Whoever is in charge of closing the classroom door for an hour of valuable instruction ought to possess a solid knowledge base and be a critical thinker, not an AI “frequent flier.”

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