highflier

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high·fli·er

also high-fli·er (hī′flī′ər)

1. One who rises quickly to a position of wealth or success.

2. A stock that sells at a high valuation.

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high•fli•er

or high•fly•er

(ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ər)

n.

1. one who is extravagant or extreme in ambition, pretensions, etc.

2. a speculative stock whose price swings between high and low points.

[1680–1690]

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highflier - a person of great ability and ambition

highflyer

achiever, succeeder, winner, success - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

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