flyer

Meanings

Noun

• That which flies, as a bird or insect.
• A machine that flies.
• An airplane pilot.
• A person who travels by airplane.
• A leaflet, often for advertising.
• The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
• An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
• The person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
• A stray shot away from the group on a target.
• A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
• A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
• A leap or jump.
• A risky investment or other venture.
• A fast-moving person or thing.
• A false start

Verb

• To distribute flyers (leaflets).
• To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).

Origin

• fly + -er.
• With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.