flyer

UK: /ˈflaɪə^r/ US: /ˈflaɪɚ/ ,(flī′ər)

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fly•er /ˈflaɪɚ/   n. 

1. flier.

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fly•er  (flī′ər), n. 

1. 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.
2. flier.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see fly¹, -er¹

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flyer, flier / ˈflaɪə/ noun

1. a person or thing that flies or moves very fast
2. an aviator or pilot
3. a long flying leap; bound
4. a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs
   Compare winder5
5. an informal word for flying start
6. a speculative business transaction
7. a small handbill

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fli•er or fly•er /ˈflaɪr/   n. [countable]

1. a person, animal, or thing that flies.
2. an aviator or pilot.
3. a small piece of paper with a message or information on it, handed out or attached to a noticeboard.

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fli•er  (flī′ər), n. 

1. something that flies, as a bird or insect.
2. an aviator or pilot.
3. an airplane passenger, esp. one who travels regularly by air.
4. a person or thing that moves with great speed.
5. some part of a machine having a rapid motion.
6. a small handbill;
   circular.
7. Informal Terms a flying jump or leap:
   He took a flier off the bridge.
8. Informal Terms a risky or speculative venture:
   Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster.
9. one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs. Cf. winder (def. 2).
10. Show Business a trapeze artist;
    aerialist.
11. Fish a 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