flyer

== English == === Alternative forms === flier (more common in US, except in the sense of “leaflet”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From fly +‎ -er (agent noun suffix). With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move. ==== Noun ==== flyer (plural flyers) That which flies, as a bird or insect. A machine that flies. (dated) An airplane pilot. Synonyms: aviator, aviatrix A person who travels by airplane. A leaflet, often for advertising. Synonyms: circular, leaflet Coordinate terms: booklet, brochure, catalogue, pamphlet The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin (architecture) An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports. (acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons. Coordinate term: base (firearms) 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. (informal) A fast-moving person or thing. (sports) A false start (music) Synonym of flying cymbal. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== flyer (third-person singular simple present flyers, present participle flyering, simple past and past participle flyered) (intransitive) To distribute flyers (leaflets). (transitive) To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients). === Etymology 2 === From fly +‎ -er (comparative suffix). ==== Adjective ==== flyer comparative form of fly: more fly === Further reading === flyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === refly == French == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English flyer. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fla.jœʁ/ ==== Noun ==== flyer m (plural flyers) flyer (leaflet) Synonyms: affiche, affichette === Etymology 2 === Derived from English fly. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fla.je/ ==== Verb ==== flyer (North America, intransitive) to flee, to run off; to scram, skedaddle, scarper ===== Conjugation ===== This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. == Swedish == === Etymology === English flyer. === Noun === flyer c flyer (leaflet) frisbee (rare) ==== Declension ====