flyer

Noun

1. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
2. A machine that flies.
3. (dated) An airplane pilot.
4. A person who travels by airplane.
5. A leaflet, often for advertising.
6. The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
7. An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
8. A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
9. A stray shot away from the group on a target.
10. A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
11. A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
12. A leap or jump.
13. A risky investment or other venture.
14. (informal) A fast-moving person or thing.
15. A false start
16. Synonym of flying cymbal.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To distribute flyers (leaflets).
2. (transitive) To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).

Adj

comparative form of fly: more fly

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fly

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From fly + -er (agent noun suffix).
With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

Synonyms

flier

aviator

leaflet

handbill

pilot

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airman

pamphlet

circular

aeronaut

bill

broadsheet

throwaway

handout

broadside

capable of flying

balloonist

aviatrix

runner

🏃

stripe

flying-shore

wale

waler

waling

fly-sheet

leaflets

balance wheel

air traveler

air traveller

airplane pilot

strut rail

flywheel

fly

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fly wheel

Translations

aviador

Flieger

aviatore

aviateur

piloto

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prospectus

tract

ulotka

Flugblatt

pilote

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aviador

aviador

piloot

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αεροπόρος

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