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

My niece isn’t a frequent flier and was grateful for my help getting her new flights home from Florida without paying a cent during last month’s blizzard.

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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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