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
Torvald	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Baraz	-	Persian
Wealdm&Aelig;R	-	Anglo-Saxon
Maisie	['meizi]
Linsey	['linzi]
Ailie	['eili]