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fliers

 [flahy-er]   Origin

fli·er

   [flahy-er]
noun
1.
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
2.
an aviator or pilot.
3.
an airplane passenger, especially 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.
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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.
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Also, flyer.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see fly1, -er1

Can be confused: flier, flyer.
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flier
see flyer.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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