flier

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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sergius	-	Ancient Roman
Evaristo	e-vah-REE-sto (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Rosanna	ro-ZAHN-nah (Italian), ro-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, English
Benedicta	-	Late Roman
Wafai	-	Arabic
Betts	[bets]