From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flyer \Fly"er\, n. [See {Flier}.]
1. One that uses wings.
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2. The fly of a flag: See {Fly}, n., 6.
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3. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a
theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.
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4. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to
each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a
winder.
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5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning
frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so
called from their swift revolution. See {Fly}, n., 11.
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6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the
wind veers. --Internat. Cyc.
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7. (Stock Jobbing) A small operation not involving ?
considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of
one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] --Bartlett.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flyer
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill},
{bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer},
{throwaway}]
2: someone who travels by air [syn: {flier}, {flyer}]
3: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator}, {aeronaut},
{airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]
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