adj · noun · verb · 22 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of fly: more fly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which flies, as a bird or insect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A machine that flies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An airplane pilot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aviator, aviatrix
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A person who travels by airplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A leaflet, often for advertising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: circular, leaflet
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Narrower terms: aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress, pilot, airplane pilot, Bennett, Floyd Bennett, Bleriot, Louis Bleriot, Cochran, Jacqueline Cochran, Doolittle, Jimmy Doolittle, James Harold Doolittle, Earhart, Amelia Earhart, Hughes, Howard Hughes, Howard Robard Hughes, Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Charles A. Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy, Mitchell, William Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Post, Wiley Post
22
noun
Meaning 22
someone who travels by air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: traveler, traveller
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English flyer From fly + -er (comparative suffix).
From fly + -er (agent noun suffix). With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.
Across languages
Translations
156 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto:
fluganto
— that which flies
Italian:
velivolo
— machine that flies
Macedonian:
ле́тало
(létalo)
— machine that flies
Portuguese:
voador
— machine that flies
Russian:
лета́тельный аппара́т
(letátelʹnyj apparát)
— machine that flies
Arabic:
طَيَّار
(ṭayyār)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Belarusian:
лётчык
(ljótčyk)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Bulgarian:
лете́ц
(letéc)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Czech:
letec
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
French:
pilote
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
German:
Flieger
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Irish:
eitleoir
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Italian:
volatore
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Macedonian:
ле́тач
(létač)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Polish:
awiator
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Polish:
lotnik
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Portuguese:
piloto
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Russian:
лётчик
(ljótčik)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Spanish:
piloto
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Tagalog:
manlilipad
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Ukrainian:
льо́тчик
(lʹótčyk)
— someone who pilots or rides in an airplane
Albanian:
fletëpalosje
— leaflet, often for advertising
Albanian:
trakt
— leaflet, often for advertising
Arabic:
نَشْرَة
(našra)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Arabic:
نَشْرَة إعْلَانِيَّة
(našra ʔiʕlāniyya)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Arabic:
مَنْشُور
(manšūr)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Arabic:
وَرَقَة
(waraqa)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Armenian:
թռուցիկ
(tʻṙucʻik)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Armenian:
շրջաբերական
(šrǰaberakan)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Azerbaijani:
vərəqə
— leaflet, often for advertising
Belarusian:
лісто́ўка
(listówka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Belarusian:
улётка
(uljótka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Belarusian:
фла́ер
(flájer)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Bulgarian:
листо́вка
(listóvka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Burmese:
လက်ကမ်းစာစောင်
(lakkam:cacaung)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Chinese Mandarin:
傳單 /传单
(chuándān)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Czech:
leták
— leaflet, often for advertising
Danish:
løbeseddel
— leaflet, often for advertising
Dutch:
flyer
— leaflet, often for advertising
Dutch:
folder
— leaflet, often for advertising
Dutch:
vlugschrift
— leaflet, often for advertising
Estonian:
lendleht
— leaflet, often for advertising
Estonian:
flaier
— leaflet, often for advertising
Finnish:
lentolehtinen
— leaflet, often for advertising
Finnish:
lennäkki
— leaflet, often for advertising
Finnish:
mainoslehtinen
— leaflet, often for advertising
Finnish:
joukkokirje
— leaflet, often for advertising
French:
tract
— leaflet, often for advertising
French:
prospectus
— leaflet, often for advertising
French:
flyer
— leaflet, often for advertising
Georgian:
ფურცელი
(purceli)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Georgian:
პროკლამაცია
(ṗroḳlamacia)
— leaflet, often for advertising
German:
Flugblatt
— leaflet, often for advertising
German:
Flyer
— leaflet, often for advertising
German:
Rundschreiben
— leaflet, often for advertising
German:
Handzettel
— leaflet, often for advertising
German:
Flugschrift
— leaflet, often for advertising
Greek:
εγκύκλιος
(egkýklios)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hebrew:
עָלוֹן
(alón)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hebrew:
פלייר
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hebrew:
פלאייר
(fláyer)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hindi:
पत्रक
(patrak)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hindi:
पुस्तिका
(pustikā)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hindi:
इश्तहार
(iśtahār)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hindi:
पर्चा
(parcā)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hindi:
किताबचा
(kitābcā)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hungarian:
szórólap
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hungarian:
röplap
— leaflet, often for advertising
Hungarian:
röpcédula
— leaflet, often for advertising
Irish:
bileoigín
— leaflet, often for advertising
Italian:
annuncio
— leaflet, often for advertising
Italian:
volantino
— leaflet, often for advertising
Italian:
opuscolo
— leaflet, often for advertising
Japanese:
散らし
(chirashi)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Japanese:
チラシ
(chirashi)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Japanese:
フライヤー
(furaiyā)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Japanese:
檄
(geki)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Kazakh:
листовка
(listovka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Kazakh:
үндеу
(ündeu)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Kazakh:
үндеухат
(ündeuxat)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Khmer:
ត្រាក់
(trak)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Khmer:
ត្រៈ
(traʼ)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Khmer:
ខិត្តប័ណ្ណ
(khettaʼban)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Korean:
플라이어
(peullaieo)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Korean:
전단
(jeondan)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Korean:
전단지
(jeondanji)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Kyrgyz:
листовка
(listovka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Lao:
ໃບປິວ
(bai piu)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Latvian:
skrejlapa
— leaflet, often for advertising
Lithuanian:
lapelis
— leaflet, often for advertising
Lithuanian:
proklamacija
— leaflet, often for advertising
Macedonian:
леток
(letok)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Māori:
mātārere
— leaflet, often for advertising
Māori:
tawhera
— leaflet, often for advertising
Norwegian Bokmål:
flyveblad
— leaflet, often for advertising
Norwegian Bokmål:
løpeseddel
— leaflet, often for advertising
Iranian Persian:
تِراکْت
(terâkt)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Iranian Persian:
فِلایِر
(felâyer)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Iranian Persian:
وَرَقِه
(varaġe)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Polish:
ulotka
— leaflet, often for advertising
Portuguese:
folheto
— leaflet, often for advertising
Portuguese:
panfleto
— leaflet, often for advertising
Portuguese:
circular
— leaflet, often for advertising
Romanian:
foaie volantă
— leaflet, often for advertising
Russian:
листо́вка
(listóvka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Russian:
фла́ер
(flájer)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Russian:
аги́тка
(agítka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Serbo-Croatian:
ле̏так
— leaflet, often for advertising
Serbo-Croatian:
фла̏јер
— leaflet, often for advertising
Serbo-Croatian:
lȅtak
— leaflet, often for advertising
Serbo-Croatian:
flȁjer
— leaflet, often for advertising
Slovak:
leták
— leaflet, often for advertising
Slovene:
letak
— leaflet, often for advertising
Spanish:
volante
— leaflet, often for advertising
Spanish:
octavilla
— leaflet, often for advertising
Spanish:
circular
— leaflet, often for advertising
Swedish:
cirkulär
— leaflet, often for advertising
Swedish:
flygblad
— leaflet, often for advertising
Tagalog:
palibot
— leaflet, often for advertising
Tajik:
варақа
(varaqa)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Thai:
ใบปลิว
(bai-bpliu)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Thai:
แผ่นปลิว
(pɛ̀n-bpliu)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Turkish:
el ilanı
— leaflet, often for advertising
Turkish:
broşür
— leaflet, often for advertising
Turkish:
kitapçık
— leaflet, often for advertising
Ukrainian:
листі́вка
(lystívka)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Ukrainian:
фла́єр
(flájer)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Urdu:
پَرْچَہ
(parca)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Urdu:
کِتابْچَہ
(kitābca)
— leaflet, often for advertising
Uzbek:
listovka
— leaflet, often for advertising
Uzbek:
varaqa
— leaflet, often for advertising
Vietnamese:
tờ quảng cáo
— leaflet, often for advertising
Vietnamese:
tờ rơi
— leaflet, often for advertising
Vietnamese:
tờ bướm
— leaflet, often for advertising
Vietnamese:
truyền đơn
— leaflet, often for advertising
Walloon:
afitchete-riclame
— leaflet, often for advertising