1. flyer(n = noun.communication) bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, handbill, throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
is a kind of ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
has particulars: stuffer
2. flyer(n = noun.person) flier - someone who travels by air;
is a kind of traveler, traveller
Derived forms verb fly9, verb fly1
3. flyer(n = noun.person) aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier - someone who operates an aircraft;
is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
has particulars: airwoman, aviatress, aviatrix, airplane pilot, pilot, bennett, floyd bennett, bleriot, louis bleriot, cochran, jacqueline cochran, doolittle, james harold doolittle, jimmy doolittle, amelia earhart, earhart, howard hughes, howard robard hughes, hughes, charles a. lindbergh, charles augustus lindbergh, charles lindbergh, lindbergh, lucky lindy, billy mitchell, mitchell, william mitchell, post, wiley post
Derived form verb fly3
1. One that uses wings. [1913 Webster]
2. The fly of a flag: See Fly,
3. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc. [1913 Webster]
4. One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder. [1913 Webster]
5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly,
6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers. Internat. Cyc. [1913 Webster]
7. A small operation not involving ? considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
flyer, n. (also flier) colloq.
1 an airman or airwoman.
2 a thing that flies in a specified way (a poor flyer).
3 a fast-moving animal or vehicle.
4 an ambitious or outstanding person.
5 US a small handbill.
6 US a speculative investment.
7 a flying jump.
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