up-and-comer

British  

noun

1. informal  someone who shows promise in a particular field and appears likely to be successful

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Example Sentences

Gillian in fact, when I blurbed “Gone Girl” — and now it’s kind of hilarious, it’s like once upon a time, I blurbed this third novel by the up-and-comer Gillian Flynn — she had, as a gift, sent me a copy of the book, “Until the Twelfth of Never,” and it’s the book that inspired the two miniseries based on the Betty Broderick story out of Southern California.

From Salon

While she is an up-and-comer with a handicap that lists her as scratch golfer, placing her in the top 1% of women in the U.S., the American Junior Golf Association lists her 461st among girls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mobb Deep was one of the first New York rap groups to help establish the Alchemist as an in-demand up-and-comer.

From Los Angeles Times

A nod for McRae, an L.A.-based up-and-comer with a flair for the folk-pop confessional, is no doubt a long shot — at least until you remember that her indie label, Dead Oceans, made it into the race last year with Khruangbin.

From Los Angeles Times

There, he shared not just an apartment, but a living room separated by a sheet with another up-and-comer trying to make a name for himself: Nate Bargatze.

From Los Angeles Times