flier

English

Etymology

fly + -er

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

flier

  1. comparative form of fly: more fly

Noun

flier (plural fliers)

  1. Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet")
    • 1993, John Feltwell, The Encyclopedia of Butterflies, page 41:
      Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers.
    • 2021 December 29, Philip Haigh, “Rail's role in unifying Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in RAIL, number 947, page 24:
      From rail's perspective, the faster journey times that HS2 will bring should encourage fliers to switch to rail.

Verb

flier (third-person singular simple present fliers, present participle fliering, simple past and past participle fliered)

  1. Alternative form of flyer

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