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fly⋅er

  [flahy-er]
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–noun
1. Textiles.
a. a rotating device that adds twist to the slubbing or roving and winds the stock onto a spindle or bobbin in a uniform manner.
b. a similar device for adding twist to yarn.
2. flier.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see fly 1 , -er 1
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fly

3  [flahy]
–adjective British Informal.
1. clever; keen; ingenious.
2. agile; nimble.
Origin:
1805–15; perh. special use of fly 1

fli⋅er

  [flahy-er]
–noun
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.
Also, flyer.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see fly 1 , -er 1
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fli·er also fly·er   (flī'ər)   
n.  

  1. One, such as an insect or bird, that flies with wings.

  2. The pilot of an aircraft.

  3. A passenger in an aircraft: special fares for business fliers.

  4. A pamphlet or circular for mass distribution.

  5. A step in a straight stairway.

  6. Informal A daring venture.

  7. often flyer Australian An exceptionally swift kangaroo.

fly·er   (flī'ər)   
n.  Variant of flier.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
fly

  1. mod.
    knowledgeable; alert and in the know. : This dude is fly; there's no question about it.
  2. mod.
    nice-looking; stylish. : I like your fly shoes, Sam.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fly  (v.2)
"run away," O.E. fleon (see flee). Fleogan and fleon were often confused in O.E., too. Mod.Eng. distinguishes in preterite: flew/fled.

flyer 
"small handbill or fly-sheet," 1889, U.S. slang, from fly (v.1) on notion of "made to be scattered broadcast."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fly
Pronunciation: 'flI
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural flies
1 : a winged insect —now used chiefly incombination flies> fly>
2 a : any dipteran fly called also true fly, two-winged fly b : a largeand stout-bodied dipteran fly (as a horsefly)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

fly (flī)
n.
Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera.

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Science Dictionary
fly   (flī)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes. See more at dipteran.
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