flier
English
Etymology
fly + -er
Noun
flier (plural fliers)
- Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet")
- 1993, John Feltwell, The Encyclopedia of Butterflies (page 41)
- Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers.
- 2021 December 29, Philip Haigh, “Rail's role in unifying Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in RAIL, number 947, page 24:
- From rail's perspective, the faster journey times that HS2 will bring should encourage fliers to switch to rail.
- 1993, John Feltwell, The Encyclopedia of Butterflies (page 41)
Verb
flier (third-person singular simple present fliers, present participle fliering, simple past and past participle fliered)
- Alternative form of flyer
Anagrams
- Filer, Friel, filer, lifer, rifle