"flier" meaning in English

See flier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav [UK]
Etymology: fly + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fly|er}} fly + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} flier
  1. comparative form of fly: more fly Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: fly (extra: more fly)
    Sense id: en-flier-en-adj-flAzf~hL

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav [UK] Forms: fliers [plural]
Etymology: fly + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fly|er}} fly + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flier (plural fliers)
  1. Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flyer (extra: more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet")
    Sense id: en-flier-en-noun-ltpF5BNl

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav [UK] Forms: fliers [present, singular, third-person], fliering [participle, present], fliered [participle, past], fliered [past]
Etymology: fly + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fly|er}} fly + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} flier (third-person singular simple present fliers, present participle fliering, simple past and past participle fliered)
  1. Alternative form of flyer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flyer
    Sense id: en-flier-en-verb-bgAspPj~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 41 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 24 71

Inflected forms

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