FLIER
What does "FLIER" mean?
A person or thing that flies, or a small printed handbill distributed to many people.
Meanings
- A small printed sheet of paper advertising or announcing something. They stapled fliers for the lost cat to every pole on the street.
- A person who travels by aircraft, especially frequently. As a frequent flier she knew every gate in the terminal.
- Something that flies, such as a bird, aviator, or fast-moving object. The young pilot proved a natural flier.
- A risky or speculative venture or bet. He took a flier on the startup with his bonus. informal
Word origin
From the verb 'fly' (Old English 'fleogan') plus the agent suffix '-er'; spelled both 'flier' and 'flyer', the latter now more common for the leaflet sense.
Remember it
A FLIER is a fly-er: someone or something that flies, with the 'y' relaxed into 'i'.
A little poem
Pinned to the pole, rain-warped, it stays:
a phone number bleeding into grey,
a face that flew once, then could not.
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Wordplay
- Why did the frequent flier bring a stack of leaflets to the airport? He wanted to feel like a flier in both senses.
What it teaches
Some things rise on wings and some on the wind of attention; both still come back down.
Quick facts
What does FLIER mean?
A person or thing that flies, or a small printed handbill distributed to many people.
Is FLIER a valid word?
Yes — FLIER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLIER?
FLIER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FLIER come from?
From the verb 'fly' (Old English 'fleogan') plus the agent suffix '-er'; spelled both 'flier' and 'flyer', the latter now more common for the leaflet sense.
What can FLIER teach us?
Some things rise on wings and some on the wind of attention; both still come back down.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.