flier
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈflaɪər/
- US
:
volante
- The community center posted a flier advertising the upcoming concert.
- hand out fliers
- distribute fliers
- pass out fliers
Examples
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Another item the archivists dug up was a flier declaring: "Vietnam is a United Nations war."
Blog text (6) -
According to an informational flier, "Students report that the project fosters a 'can do' attitude."
Academic text (1995) -
This is the flier I was telling you about.
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You read the flier, thought it looked like some fun?
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That's the flier from the gas station.
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We put out fliers, went on all the Spanish stations.
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In the pocket of her coat, she found the flier that the Salvation Army woman had thrust into her hand.
Fiction book (1995) -
Participants responded to fliers at schools, social service agencies, and churches.
Academic text (2013) -
I passed out a bunch of these fliers all over town, so I'm drumming us up a little business.
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The 17 husbands were recruited through fliers that were distributed to agencies that serve older adults in two neighboring counties.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
141
2.0
A small printed sheet that gives information or advertises events
120
2.7
A small paper booklet that gives information about a product, service, or event
19
2.0
A list of performers at a show or event
16
4.4
A printed paper that tells many people about a sale or product
15
2.2
A short message that tells people about a product, service, or event
4
3.2
Items like leaflets made to advertise a product, service, or event
4
5.4
A small printed paper people give out to advertise something
A small printed booklet that gives information or advertises something
A public message that tries to sell a product or service
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the paper meaning of flier is to think of fly as 'to move quickly' or 'to flutter', like a small paper in the wind; a flier is a little sheet that 'flies' around or is handed out to people as an advertisement or notice.