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
Montgomery	mənt-GUM-ər-ee, mənt-GUM-ree	English
Jacky	-	French
Marceline	-	French
Edna (1)	ED-nə (English)	Irish, Scottish, English
Mimmi	MEEM-mee	Swedish, Finnish
Clarence	['klærəns]