frequent flyer

plural frequent flyers · alternative US frequent flier

1. A person who flies frequently on commercial airliners.

   As he flew home every weekend, he considered himself a frequent flyer.

2. derogatoryidiomaticinformalSomeone who is habitually a nuisance.

   Drunks tend to be the most common frequent flyers.

   1 more example

   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)

3. derogatoryidiomaticslangmedicineA patient who frequents a health facility with minor complaints or malingering.