a high-flier

also a high-flyer

someone who is very successful at their job and soon becomes powerful or rich A high-flier in the eighties, he was earning over ￡200 000 a year.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nevaeh	ni-VAY-ə	English (Modern)
Zhaleh	-	Persian
Izabel	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Yevhen	-	Ukrainian
Cleophas	KLEE-ə-fəs (English)	Biblical
ElÇIn	-	Azerbaijani