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
Apollinariya	-	Russian
Husniya	-	Arabic
Koray	-	Turkish
Baldwin	BAWLD-win (English)	English, Ancient Germanic
Maegan	MEG-ən	English (Modern)
Mirek	MEE-rek (Polish)	Czech, Slovak, Polish