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flyer

flyer

109 3.3
A person who travels by plane or pilots one
  • noun
  • /ˈflaɪər/
translation icon : viajero
  • Oh, a victory for any woman flyer is a victory for me.
  • frequent flyer
  • frequent flyer miles

Just there are things like I am a horrific flyer.

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Examples

  • As a frequent flyer, she enjoys exploring new countries during her travels.

  • Placing a calm, experienced flyer next to these musicians, for example, can reduce their anxiety considerably.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I used to be a real nervous flyer, meaning I was a real weirdo.

  • If you were a free flyer on the Parker Solar Probe, what would you have seen?

  • On the 45th anniversary of its first flight, the Wright Flyer went on permanent display on Dec. 17, 1948.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Whether you are a frequent flyer or a first-time traveler, I urge you to put down your reading materials and pay attention to this very important information.

  • Every passenger on the plane is treated like a valued flyer by the airline staff.

  • The flyer in the cockpit skillfully navigated through the stormy weather.

Synonyms

flier
vsflyer
  • US
20 3.3

A person who travels by airplane

includes both passengers and those who operate the aircraft
air traveler
vsflyer
  • US
5 2.3

A person who travels by plane

includes both people who travel and those who operate the aircraft

Compounds

A person who flies often and gets rewards from an airline

How Experienced

flyer
109 3.3

Surface Forms

flyer singular
flyers plural

Morphology

flyer = fly (transparent) = fly + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'fly' yielding 'a person or thing that flies', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Flyer comes from fly ('to move through the air') plus -er ('one who'), so it literally means 'one who flies'. That's why a flyer is a person who flies in an aircraft.