high-flyer
Rising star type
A high-flyer is someone ambitious and successful, especially in business or academics—a person whose career trajectory seems to soar above others: She's a high-flyer destined for the executive suite.
The term can also refer to a bird that flies at great altitudes, or historically, a stock that rises rapidly in value.
Also spelled high-flier.
Strongly desiring achievement
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- promotionRank increase or publicity
CEO · go-getter · workaholic · driven · corporate · bonus · headhunted · networker
Top-ranked graduating student
- scholarLearned, studious person
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- giftedGiven as present
- honorsRecognition for achievement
overachiever · straight-A · merit · fellowship · Oxbridge · wunderkind · intellectual · competitive
Involving spectacular physical feats
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- aerobaticPerforming aerial maneuvers
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
soaring · airshow · daredevil · barnstormer · loop · dive · maneuver · cockpit
Financially stable and reputable
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- returnsProfits from investments
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- volatileLiable to sudden change
IPO · investor · gains · soaring · dividend · outperformer · rally · appreciation
ambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
promotion · CEO · go-getter · workaholic · driven · corporate · bonus · headhunted · networker · power-broker
valedictorian
Top-ranked graduating student
honors · overachiever · straight-A · merit · fellowship · Oxbridge · wunderkind · intellectual · competitive · precocious
acrobatic
Involving spectacular physical feats
altitude · soaring · airshow · daredevil · barnstormer · loop · dive · maneuver · cockpit · aviator
blue-chip
Financially stable and reputable
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- returnsProfits from investments
- speculativeBased on conjecture
volatile · IPO · investor · gains · soaring · dividend · outperformer · rally · appreciation · valuation
high-flyerunderachiever
One performing below capacity
failure · loser · also-ran · mediocrity · washout
high-flyerbottom-feeder
Creature eating from below
nobody · small fry · minion · rank-and-file · drone
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