A flyer can be something or someone that flies on a plane, but another meaning is a handbill or advertising sheet handed out to people on the street. Because it's designed to go far, it gained the name flyer.
One that uses wings.
Noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
Noun
someone who operates an aircraft
Noun
someone who travels by air
n.
One that uses wings.
n.
The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6.
n.
Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a
theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.
n.
One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as
in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder.
n.
The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning
frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from
their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.
n.
The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind
veers.
n.
A small operation not involving ? considerable part of one's
capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture.
Flyer
One that uses wings.
Usage Examples
In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?!
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Other Usage ExamplesI wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the greatest things I've ever done.