"flier" meaning in English

See flier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav
Etymology: From fly + -er (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fly|-er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} fly + -er (comparative suffix) 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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav Forms: fliers [plural]
Etymology: From fly + -er (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fly|-er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} fly + -er (agent noun suffix) 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") Derived forms: cave flier
    Sense id: en-flier-en-noun-ltpF5BNl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 55 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 69 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 84 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flier.wav Forms: fliers [present, singular, third-person], fliering [participle, present], fliered [participle, past], fliered [past]
Etymology: From fly + -er (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fly|-er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} fly + -er (agent noun suffix) 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~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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