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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fly•er /ˈflaɪɚ/USA pronunciation n. - flier.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fly•er (flī′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Textiles
- a rotating device that adds twist to the slubbing or roving and winds the stock onto a spindle or bobbin in a uniform manner.
- a similar device for adding twist to yarn.
- flier.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see fly1, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flyer, flier /ˈflaɪə/ n - a person or thing that flies or moves very fast
- an aviator or pilot
- informal a long flying leap; bound
- a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs
Compare winder - an informal word for flying start
- chiefly US a speculative business transaction
- a small handbill
fli•er or fly•er /ˈflaɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person, animal, or thing that flies.
- an aviator or pilot.
- a small piece of paper with a message or information on it, handed out or attached to a noticeboard.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fli•er (flī′ər),USA pronunciation n. - something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- an aviator or pilot.
- an airplane passenger, esp. one who travels regularly by air.
- a person or thing that moves with great speed.
- some part of a machine having a rapid motion.
- a small handbill;
circular. - Informal Termsa flying jump or leap:He took a flier off the bridge.
- Informal Termsa risky or speculative venture:Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster.
- one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs. Cf. winder (def. 2).
- Show Businessa trapeze artist;
aerialist. - Fisha silvery-green sunfish, Centrarchus macropterus, found from Virginia to Florida and through the lower Mississippi valley.
Also, flyer. - 1400–50; late Middle English; see fly1, -er1
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