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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At most, airlines such as United require signing in with an account in their frequent-flier program and then watching an ad or two. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 These Amazon travel pants are a frequent-flier essential. — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 19 June 2026 The two airlines already have a partnership that allows JetBlue customers to book some flights directly on United’s app, and vice versa, and redeem each other’s frequent-flier points. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 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 See All Example Sentences for frequent-flier

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frequent-flier was in 1978

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“Frequent-flier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frequent-flier. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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