high flyer
Ambitious successful person
A high flyer is someone who achieves exceptional success or shows outstanding ability, especially in business or academics: She was a high flyer at the investment bank.
The term suggests ambition and rapid advancement.
Also spelled high flier.
The literal sense—something that flies at great altitude—is less common than the figurative.
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- top performerHighest-achieving individual
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- wunderkindRemarkably talented youngster
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
young gun · rising star · A student · virtuoso · valedictorian · golden child · trailblazer · whiz-kid · cream of the crop · innovator · rainmaker · big league · corner office · motivated · elite · up-and-comer · phenom · visionary
- Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe
- Lucha Libreluchador, lucha libre, AAA, tope, plancha
- go-gettersgo-getter, striver, achiever, hustler, driven
- babyfacesJohn Cena, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, good guy, hero
- flightfly, flight, aviation, aircraft, airplane
- top performersace, all-star, champ, elite, expert
high flyerunderachiever
One performing below capacity
failure · loser · also-ran · washout · mediocrity
high flyerslacker
Idle responsibility evader
layabout · drifter · coaster · time-server · clock-watcher
high flyerbottom-feeder
Creature eating from below
small fry · nobody · nonentity · bottom feeder · underling