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frequent flyer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  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.
    • The police who arrested them -- and were later forced to release them by the DA -- said these criminals were "frequent flyers." We didn't want to leave SF -- we love it there -- but we have a young kid and it seemed irresponsible to stay in a place where drug addicts commit home invasions to the point where they are called "frequent flyers." 2023 April 8, @natfriedman, Twitter (post):
    • 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

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frequent flier US, alternative lexicographic
frequent flyers Number=Plur lexicographic