flyer

10 definitions • 15 examples

a small piece of paper with information on it about a product or event:

They distributed flyers promoting the event to students.

Her opponent had flyers printed attacking her and her campaign.

a person who travels by air:

I'm a nervous flyer.

My kids and I are frequent long haul flyers and I have some good ideas for keeping them entertained.

Many of the passengers on the plane were first-time flyers.

a person who flies an aircraft:

Their mission was to rescue downed American flyers involved in the bombing campaign.

The pilot was an experienced flyer.

a business that operates regular flights by aircraft:

The airline's decision to cut flights to the US impacted on the other major transatlantic flyers.

Some industry analysts think all airlines will need to imitate no-frills flyers to remain competitive.

a flier

a person who operates an aircraft or travels on one as a passenger

a small piece of paper advertising a product or event, which is given to a lot of people:

distribute/hand out/pass out flyers Her job is to hand out flyers for the club on street corners.

an advertising/campaign/publicity flyer

a person who travels by plane:

business/executive flyers The company's strategy of concentrating on high-margin business flyers is beginning to pay off.

Regular flyers can take advantage of additional benefits such as free flights and extra baggage allowance.

a company that operates regular services carrying passengers by plane:

a low-cost/no-frills flyer Stiff competition from rival low-cost flyers forced down fares.

to take a risk by doing something that could have good or bad results:

Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company's shares.