top performer
Best in class
A top performer is someone who achieves at the highest level within a group or organization—the standout employee, athlete, or student who consistently exceeds expectations.
The phrase appears constantly in corporate contexts: Top performers receive year-end bonuses.
It can also describe products, investments, or anything measured against peers: The fund was a top performer in its category.
- starLuminous astronomical object
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- aceSingle-pip card
- standoutExceptional person or thing
high achiever · cream of the crop · excellence · gold standard · overachiever · above and beyond · superstar · rising star · top dog · winner · driven · ambitious · hustle · fast track · bonus · promotion · leaderboard · quota
- sales awardstop seller
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
- salessale, sales, selling, salesperson, salesman
- workplace rewardsaward, bonus, employee of the month, merit increase, raise
top performerunderperformer
One missing their targets
underachiever · last place · cellar dweller · laggard · weakest link
performer, topped, topping, topmost, perform, performs, performed, performing, performance