high flier

A person who has the potential for or who has achieved great success. Tim was such a high-flier in college that it's no surprise he's achieved such great success in his career.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jannicke	YAHN-nik-ke (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Koen	KOON	Dutch
Johnna	JAHN-ə	English
Farida	-	Arabic
Sukarno	soo-KAHR-no	Indonesian, Javanese
Maurice	MAWR-is (English), mə-REES (English), mo-REES (French)	English, French