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also fly·er (flī'ər) pronunciation
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.


Flyer is the preferred spelling in all meanings of this agent noun formed from the verb fly. Flier is more common in American English.

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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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IN BRIEF: n. - An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; Someone who operates an aircraft; Someone who travels by air.

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Flyer or flier may refer to:

Buildings and structures

Music

Sport

Norway

Switzerland

UK

  • Fife Flyers, an ice hockey team from Kirkcaldy, Scotland

USA

Transport

Automobiles

Aviation

  • FLYER (magazine), a monthly UK aviation publication
  • Abramovich Flyer, a biplane built by Vsevolod Abramovich in 1912
  • Fisher Flyer, an single-engined ultralight biplane built by Michael Fisher in 1980
  • Kolb Flyer, a twin-engined ultralight monoplane produced in kit form by Kolb Aircraft from 1980 to 1982
  • Pfitzner Flyer, a monoplane designed by Alexander Pfitzner in 1909
  • Wright Flyer, world's first powered aircraft, built and flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903

Ships

Trains

Australia

  • Newcastle Flyer, an express passenger service connecting Newcastle and Sydney from 1929 to 1988

New Zealand

USA

  • Century Flyer, an historic narrow gauge train
  • Champlain Flyer, a commuter service connecting Burlington, Shelburne, and Charlotte, in Vermont, from 2000 to 2003
  • Heartland Flyer, a passenger train between Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, begun in 1999
  • Valley Flyer, a passenger service between Bakersfield and Oakland, in California, from 1939 to 1942
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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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