highflier
One who excels
A highflier is someone who achieves exceptional success or shows great ambition, especially in business or academics: She was a highflier at the consulting firm.
The term can also describe stocks or investments that rise rapidly in value.
Originally and literally, a highflier is a bird or aircraft that flies at great altitude.
Also spelled high-flier or high flier.
Strongly desiring achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
whiz-kid · go-getter · up-and-comer · self-starter · striver · climber · driven · motivated
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
thermals · updraft · airborne · ascent · raptor · eagle · falcon · albatross
Person of noble birth
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
- influentialHaving considerable effect
affluent · wealthy · blue-blooded · patrician · upper-class · VIP · jet-setter · socialite
Based on conjecture
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- rallyGathering for a cause
- surgeSudden powerful increase
appreciation · outperformer · skyrocketing · breakout · gainer · runner · moonshot
ambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- overachieverOne exceeding all expectations
valedictorian · whiz-kid · go-getter · up-and-comer · self-starter · striver · climber · driven · motivated · determined
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
wingspan · thermals · updraft · airborne · ascent · raptor · eagle · falcon · albatross · swift
aristocrat
Person of noble birth
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
influential · affluent · wealthy · blue-blooded · patrician · upper-class · VIP · jet-setter · socialite · well-connected
speculative
Based on conjecture
surge · appreciation · outperformer · skyrocketing · breakout · gainer · runner · moonshot
highflierunderachiever
One performing below capacity
failure · loser · ne'er-do-well · washout · also-ran