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frequent flier

frequent flier is the alternative spelling of frequent flyer.

Meaning of frequent flyer

Noun

frequent flyer (plural frequent flyers)

  1. A person who flies frequently on commercial airliners.
    • As he flew home every weekend, he considered himself a frequent flyer.
  2. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal) Someone who is habitually a nuisance.
    • Drunks tend to be the most common frequent flyers.
  3. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) A patient who frequents a health facility with minor complaints or malingering.

Forms of frequent flier

pluralfrequent fliers

Questions about frequent flier

What is frequent flier the alternative spelling of?
Frequent flier is the alternative spelling of frequent flyer.

Words near frequent flier in the dictionary

  1. frequency polygons
  2. frequency shift keying
  3. frequency-shift keying
  4. frequenin
  5. frequent
  6. frequent flier
  7. frequent fliers
  8. frequent flyer
  9. frequent flyers
  10. frequentable
  11. frequentage

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