flier, flyer

flier, flyer
n
1. aviator, airman, air pilot, aeronaut, airplaner, aeroplaner, pilot, Sl. flyboy, Inf. barnstormer; ace, fighter pilot; aviatrix, aviatress, airwoman.
2. speeder, thunderbolt, flash, rocket, cannonball, streak, Inf. blue-streak; All Inf. scorcher, hummer, sizzler, hustler, goer, hell-driver, speed demon, speed maniac, speed merchant; express, express train, lightning express, Inf. cannonball express.
3.Informal. standing or running or flying leap or jump; leap, jump, vault; lunge, spring, pounce.
4.Informal, {all of business ventures) experiment, speculation, venture, feeler; random shot, leap or shot in the dark, Sl. plunge; risk, hazard, gamble, chance.
5.U.S. handbill, leaflet, leaf, bill, circular, notice, folder; handout, throwaway, dodger; advertisement; placard, poster, broadside, broadsheet, proclamation, bulletin.

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