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flier

Or ڱ·

[flahy-er]

noun

  1. something that flies, fly, as a bird or insect.

  2. an aviator or pilot.

  3. an airplane passenger, especially one who travels regularly by air.

  4. a person or thing that moves with great speed.

  5. some part of a machine having a rapid motion.

  6. a small handbill; circular.

  7. Informal.a flying fly jump or leap.

    He took a flier off the bridge.

  8. Informal.a risky or speculative venture.

    Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster.

  9. one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs.

  10. a trapeze artist; aerialist.

  11. a silvery-green sunfish, Centrarchus macropterus, found from Virginia to Florida and through the lower Mississippi valley.



flier

/ ˈڱɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of flyer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flier1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; fly 2, -er 1
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“Los Angeles General Medical Center, a public hospital run by the L.A. County Department of Health Services, is seeking the media and public’s help in identifying a patient,” the flier said.

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Dear Liz: I have too many credit cards that I opened to get frequent flier points.

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He likened the prosecution to charging someone who handed out fliers to a party where a crime was committed.

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He handed out gummy candy and a flier with a photo of him in a tuxedo at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Lorey was kicked out of the state championships Saturday after handing out fliers urging people to sign a petition calling on the interscholastic federation to change its policies.

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