flier

noun

ˈflī(-ə)r How to pronounce flier (audio)
variants also flyer
Definition of fliernext
1
as in gamble
a risky undertaking willing to take a flier on the bold, new venture

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2
as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft a hot-air balloon flier

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Recent Examples of flier But there’s a simple seat choice that could be a big onboard confidence booster for nervous fliers. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026 The Giants could also try to attach Chapman to the aforementioned Arraez deal, dropping down the return to a flier prospect or two (so just Hampton or Kent). — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 They were pushed by the group on a Telegram channel dedicated to their activities, which include other marches and handing out Patriot Front flyers and stickers. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Satinderjeet Singh remains a fugitive and has ties to Sacramento, Fresno, Canada, India and Mexico, according to a wanted flier distributed by the FBI. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for flier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flier
  1. gamble
  2. pilot
  3. chance
  4. aviator
  5. venture
  6. throw
Noun
  • Always carry a physical guidebook or printed details in a waterproof bag, because relying on your phone alone is a gamble.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • There are other highlights—paintings by Géricault and Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, a few Persian swan-neck bottles and their Tiffany glass imitations—but the gamble here is to play Gérôme and Hamdi off each other, the outsider and the insider.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of gamble
Noun
  • The law authorizes a pilot program offering grants and forgivable loans to address a range of repair needs and health hazards.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Brown served as a Navy pilot with more than 100 combat missions in Vietnam, and he was recently diagnosed with a debilitating disease for which the Department of Veterans Affairs has approved benefits, his defense attorney wrote.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Having one copy of the APOE4 variant may double or triple the chance of developing Alzheimer’s, while having two copies may raise risk by tenfold or more.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of chance
Noun
  • French President Emmanuel Macron wore a pair of aviator sunglasses indoors again.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • One early example was the 1935 trial in New Jersey of the man charged with kidnapping and killing legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby, which drew crowds and cameras.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of aviator
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  • Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Neither has yet successfully shown a first-stage booster recovery, however, and numerous other Chinese ventures are in earlier stages of developing reusable rocketry.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Definition of venture
Noun
  • Then, Carroll grounded into a fielder’s choice in front of the plate and reached first safely, with an errant throw by Rushing allowing Perdomo to reach third.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Soto scored on a fly ball, and the Mets had a chance when third baseman Caleb Durbin tried to get Ewing at second base, but his throw went wild, putting him on third.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of throw

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