high-flier,
- a variation of highflier.
Example Sentences
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Before leaving the civil service, he was seen as a high-flier having served as principal private secretary for Sir Tony Blair and then Gordon Brown.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
But on this ice-cold night in the action park, they were talking about another high-flier winning gold for China — the daredevil they call “Tao-Tao.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
Fulgham, a high-flier above the rim, is averaging 17.4 points per game for the Spartans.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2014
A high-flier, Mr. Descoings was appointed to the Conseil d’État, whose members advise government ministers and also serve as the country’s supreme court.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2011
"Cry, cries, crying, cried, crier, decrial; Shy, shyer, shyest, shyly, shyness; Fly, flies, flying, flier, high-flier; Sly, slyer, slyest, slyly, slyness; Spy, spies, spying, spied, espial; Dry, drier, driest, dryly, dryness."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
