flyer

Pronunciation: /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
  2. noun someone who travels by air
  3. noun someone who operates an aircraft

Etymology

From fly + -er (agent noun suffix). With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

In classic literature

Synonyms

circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, throwaway

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ad
Narrower (hyponyms)
stuffer

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