[flahy-er] 
| 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. a flying jump or leap: He took a flier off the bridge. |
| 8. | Informal. a risky or speculative venture: Our flier in uranium stocks was a disaster. |
| 9. | one of the steps in a straight flight of stairs. Compare winder (def. 2). |
| 10. | a trapeze artist; aerialist. |
| 11. | a silvery-green sunfish, Centrarchus macropterus, found from Virginia to Florida and through the lower Mississippi valley. |
| fli·er also fly·er (flī'ər) n.
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