flyer C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈflaɪɚ/ UK /ˈflaɪə/ See IPA manual Homophones flier /ˈflaɪɚ/ Minimal pairs Sounds like friar /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 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 AI details From fly (Old English flēogan 'to move through the air') + the agentive suffix -er. flēogan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flyer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflaɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflaɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a small printed advertisement; one who flies ## Examples - They handed out flyers for the concert on the street corner. ## Synonyms - leaflet - handbill - pamphlet - circular - aviator - pilot - flier ## Related Forms - fly - flier - flying ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flēogan ## Etymology From fly (Old English flēogan 'to move through the air') + the agentive suffix -er. ## AI Etymology Flyer is from fly (Old English flēogan 'to move through the air') + the agentive suffix -er. Important recorded forms include flēogan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a small printed advertisement; one who flies. The wider family includes related words such as fly, flier, and flying. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown