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flier definition

flier (flī′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that flies; specif., an aviator
  2. ☆ a bus, train, etc. that has a fast schedule
  3. any step in a straight stairway
  4. ☆ a small circular or handbill widely distributed
  5. ☆ Informal a risky, sometimes reckless, gamble or speculation, as in the stock market: often in the phrase take a flier
Also, esp. for 1, 2, & 5, flyer fly′er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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