high-flyer
Britishnoun
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a person who is extreme in aims, ambition, etc
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a person of great ability, esp in a career
Example Sentences
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Metropolitan Hilarion was for many years a high-flyer in the Church and seen as likely successor to Patriarch Kirill.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
The fragile screen separating savvy high-flyer and bereft sufferer cracks, irrevocably.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023
Bolton runs the aerial arts school High Expectations in Memphis, where Ja Morant, too, is a high-flyer, as the All-Star point guard of the N.B.A.’s Grizzlies.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022
His grandfather was a famous senator, his father a high-flyer in the burgeoning aviation business.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2019
"Will I dare to speak to such a high-flyer?" said the Deacon, doubtfully.
From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by McElroy, John
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