Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who operates or travels in an aircraft: "flier" refers to someone who pilots an airplane or is a passenger traveling by air.
   • An advertisement intended for mass distribution: "flier" can also mean a small printed sheet of paper, often a leaflet or circular, used to advertise an event, product, or service to many people.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person):
  • She is an experienced flier and has logged thousands of hours in the cockpit.
  • The airline offers special rewards for its frequent fliers.
• Noun (Advertisement):
  • They handed out fliers for the concert on the street corner.
  • I found a flier under my windshield wiper advertising a new restaurant.

Advanced Usage

• "A frequent flier": A person who travels by air often, especially one who is part of an airline's loyalty program.
  • As a frequent flier, he gets access to the airline lounge.
• "To take a flier" (Idiomatic): To take a daring risk or a speculative chance, especially in business or investments.
  • He decided to take a flier on the new tech startup.

Variants and Related Words

• Flyer: This is a common alternate spelling of "flier". Both spellings are correct and interchangeable for all meanings.
• Pilot (n): A person who operates the controls of an aircraft; a more specific synonym for the aviation meaning of "flier".
• Leaflet (n): A printed sheet of paper, usually folded, containing information or advertising; a close synonym for the advertisement meaning of "flier".

Synonyms

• Aviator: A pilot of an aircraft.
• Circular: A letter or advertisement distributed to a large number of people.
• Handbill: A small printed advertisement or notice distributed by hand.

Related Phrases

• Frequent-flier miles: Points earned by traveling with a particular airline, which can be redeemed for free flights or other rewards.
  • She saved her frequent-flier miles for a vacation to Europe.

Related Idioms

• Take a flier (on something): To gamble on something; to invest or act with a high degree of risk.
  • The investor took a flier on the volatile stock market.

Noun

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   • he mailed the circular to all subscribers
2. someone who operates an aircraft
3. someone who travels by air