flier
/flˈaɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.92 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of fly: more fly
verb
Alternative form of flyer.
Example Sentences
- "Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers."
- "Just a few days before McNamara died, Politico uncovered a particularly graphic example involving The Post: an invitation to lobbyists to shell out $25,000 to $250,000 to sponsor off-the-record, nonconfrontational "salons" where they could mix with what a promotional flier called "the right people" and "alter the debate.""
- "Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King."
- "From rail's perspective, the faster journey times that HS2 will bring should encourage fliers to switch to rail."
Etymology
Etymology tree English fly Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English flier From fly + -er (comparative suffix).