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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflaɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈflaɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flī′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fli•er or fly•er /ˈflaɪr/USA pronunciation   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.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fli•er  (flī′ər),USA pronunciation 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 Termsa flying jump or leap:He took a flier off the bridge.
  8. Informal Termsa 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 Businessa trapeze artist;
    aerialist.
  11. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flier /ˈflaɪə/ n
  1. a variant spelling of flyer
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fly•er /ˈflaɪɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. flier.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fly•er  (flī′ər),USA pronunciation 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flyer, flier /ˈflaɪə/ n
  1. a person or thing that flies or moves very fast
  2. an aviator or pilot
  3. informal a long flying leap; bound
  4. a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs
    Compare winder
  5. an informal word for flying start
  6. chiefly US a speculative business transaction
  7. a small handbill
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