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flyer

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fly·er  (flr)
n.
Variant of flier.
flyer or flier
Noun
1. a small advertising leaflet
2. a person or thing that flies or moves very fast
3. Old-fashioned an aircraft pilot
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Noun1.flyerflyer - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
broadsheet, broadside, circular, handbill, throwaway, flier, bill
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
2.flyer - someone who travels by air
flier
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
3.flyerflyer - someone who operates an aircraft
aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier
airwoman, aviatress, aviatrix - a woman aviator
airplane pilot, pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
flyer or flier
noun 1. (Old-fashioned) pilot, aeronaut, airman or airwoman, aviator or aviatrix
noun 2. air traveller, air passenger
noun 3. handbill, bill, notice, leaf, release, literature (informal) leaflet, advert Brit. (informal) circular, booklet, pamphlet, handout, throwaway U.S. promotional material, publicity material
noun 4. (Informal) jump, spring, bound, leap, hurdle, vault, jeté, flying or running jump


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The oldest girls are eagerly perusing the financial reports, for a certain young man remarked last Sunday night that he had taken a flyer in Q.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
In the Hellespont we saw where Leander and Lord Byron swam across, the one to see her upon whom his soul's affections were fixed with a devotion that only death could impair, and the other merely for a flyer, as Jack says.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
In aerial war the stronger side, even supposing it destroyed the main battle fleet of the weaker, had then either to patrol and watch or destroy every possible point at which he might produce another and perhaps a novel and more deadly form of flyer.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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