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
Carlos	KAHR-los (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Isotta	ee-ZOT-tah	Italian
Judikael	-	Breton
Bacharach	['bækəræk]
Laird	[lɛəd]
Ariel	AR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)	Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek