flyer

Meaning

1. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
2. A machine that flies.
3. 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

capable of flying

flying-shore

fly-sheet

air traveler

air traveller

airplane pilot

strut rail

fly wheel

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/

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

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fly

1. Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
2. Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3. Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
4. A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
5. A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
6. The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
7. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
8. (obsolete) A parasite.
9. A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
10. A butterfly (combination of four options).

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