flier

also n.

1. One, such as an insect or bird, that flies with wings.
2. The pilot of an aircraft.
3. A passenger in an aircraft: special fares for business fliers.
4. A pamphlet or circular for mass distribution.
5. A step in a straight stairway.
6. Informal. A daring venture.
7. often flyer Australian. An exceptionally swift kangaroo.

Advertising medium that is usually a single, standard-size (8l/20 3 110) page printed on one or both sides with an advertising message; also, flyer. Fliers are most often used in direct-mail advertising and as handbills given to customers by local retailers. In direct mail, they often accompany a formal letter to expand information in the letter. For the local retailer, fliers offer market coverage at low cost with little waste and good flexibility. However, fliers have a high throwaway rate.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who travels by air
  Synonym: flyer

Meaning #2: someone who operates an aircraft
  Synonyms: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flyer

Meaning #3: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
  Synonyms: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flyer, throwaway

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flyver, flyveblad, vovestykke

Nederlands (Dutch)
folder, vliegenier, gok, vliegende vogel, ambitieus persoon, zeer snelle auto/dier etc., vliegende sprong

Français (French)
n. - prospectus, aviateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Handzettel, Flieger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιπτάμενος, αεροπόρος, προκήρυξη, φέιγ-βολάν

Italiano (Italian)
volantino, aviatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aviador (m), panfleto (m)

Русский (Russian)
летчик, тот, кто подает большие надежды, рекламный листок, вниз головой

Español (Spanish)
n. - folleto, aviador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flygare, flygplan, snabbgående tåg (vard.), chansning, liten affisch, flykting

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
飞鸟, 飞行员, 飞行物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 飛鳥, 飛行員, 飛行物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 날으는 것(새, 곤충 등)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 空を飛ぶもの, 飛行家, 快速船, 変わりやすい微風, はずみ車, フライヤー, ヒレスズキ, ちらし, ビラ, 跳躍, 野心家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نشرة إعلانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טייס, עלון פרסומת, קפיצת רחיפה, חיה או כלי-רכב הנעים במהירות, אדם שאפתן, השקעה בולטת‬

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flyer	radio flyer
M-flyer	bumbleride flyer