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highflier
or high-fli·er, high·fly·er, high-fly·er
[ hahy-flahy-er ]
/ ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ər /
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noun
a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
a person or thing that flies high.
a stock, often speculative, whose price moves up or down widely.
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How to use highflier in a sentence
Look at the first twenty people that come towering by on the roof of a Highflier or a Defiance.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2|John WilsonDon't you think, Miss Highflier, that men look much better in pink—less like waiters?
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field|VariousThe huge wheels of the Wondrous Highflier began to revolve, and away she glided down the Mississippi.
The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith|W.H.G. Kingston