flyer
Plural: flyers
Noun
- One who flies; a leaflet or handbill.
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- someone who travels by air
- someone who operates an aircraft
- That which flies, as a bird or insect.
- A machine that flies.
- An airplane pilot.
- A person who travels by airplane.
- A leaflet, often for advertising.
- The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
- An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
- A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
- A stray shot away from the group on a target.
- A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
- A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
- A leap or jump.
- A risky investment or other venture.
- A fast-moving person or thing.
- A false start
- Synonym of flying cymbal.
Adjective Satellite
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Verb
- To distribute flyers (leaflets).
- To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).
Adj
- comparative form of fly: more fly
Examples
- The top-scoring FLYER of the tournament made every word count in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From fly + -er (agent noun suffix).
With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.
Synonyms
aeronaut, airman, aviator, bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, fly, handbill, throwaway, aviatrix, flying cymbal, leaflet
Scrabble Score: 11
flyer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflyer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flyer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary