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flier

[flahy-er] / ˈflaɪ ər /
NOUN
flyer, pilot
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People know them — the pioneering flier and the Teamsters union president — because both of them vanished dramatically.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The Lancashire opener started England's innings in dramatic fashion, hitting Theekshana for six then successive fours to get his side off to a flier.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Marcy Montellano, a frequent flier who lives in Las Vegas and works in sales, already has paid up for a better aisle seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Take a flier on a bunch of these stocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I only hoped the war would last long enough to make a flier out of me, and so it did.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck