frequent-flier
adjective
fre·quent-fli·er
ˈfrē-kwənt-ˈflī-ər 
variants
or less commonly frequent-flyer
: of, relating to, or being an airline program that offers awards for specified numbers of air miles traveled
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These Amazon travel pants are a frequent-flier essential.
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Melony Forcier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
So many of Vitello’s qualities have been on display during his whirlwind, frequent-flier accruing offseason after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey leapt with both feet out of the box while selecting the team’s next manager.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, most airlines offer free Wi-Fi to those enrolled in their frequent-flier programs.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Gaining frequent-flier status or buying a first-class seat could make your luggage arrive at the baggage carousel sooner, among other hacks.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
Gary Leff, a financial executive and founder of the frequent-flier website View from the Wing, wrote in a Jan. 31 blog that United officials have said there were no imminent plans to move the airline’s headquarters.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
The Nashville Predators are in the frequent-flier bracket, having traveled all the way out into the Pacific Northwest to open their first-round Western Conference series against the Vancouver Canucks.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 20 Apr. 2024
In this world, switching among dollars and euros and frequent-flier miles and Facebook Credits and Google Bucks and any other form of money will be just a matter of choosing from a menu on the phone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
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Melony Forcier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
So many of Vitello’s qualities have been on display during his whirlwind, frequent-flier accruing offseason after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey leapt with both feet out of the box while selecting the team’s next manager.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, most airlines offer free Wi-Fi to those enrolled in their frequent-flier programs.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Gaining frequent-flier status or buying a first-class seat could make your luggage arrive at the baggage carousel sooner, among other hacks.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
Gary Leff, a financial executive and founder of the frequent-flier website View from the Wing, wrote in a Jan. 31 blog that United officials have said there were no imminent plans to move the airline’s headquarters.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
The Nashville Predators are in the frequent-flier bracket, having traveled all the way out into the Pacific Northwest to open their first-round Western Conference series against the Vancouver Canucks.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 20 Apr. 2024
In this world, switching among dollars and euros and frequent-flier miles and Facebook Credits and Google Bucks and any other form of money will be just a matter of choosing from a menu on the phone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
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“Frequent-flier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frequent-flier. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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