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flyer

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives
US /ˈflaɪɚ/ UK /ˈflaɪə/
Homophones
flier /ˈflaɪɚ/
Minimal pairs
Sounds like friar /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small printed advertisement; one who flies

    They handed out flyers for the concert on the street corner.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a small printed... leaflethandbillpamphletcircularaviatorpilotflier
Word family
Related forms flyflierflying

Etymology

From fly (Old English flēogan 'to move through the air') + the agentive suffix -er.

flēogan Old English
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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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