highflyer
/haɪˈflaɪər/
noun
- A person who is very ambitious, successful, or talented, especially in their career.
- The school offers special programs for highflyers who want to study advanced math.
- Investors are always looking for highflyers in the tech industry.
- She was a highflyer at the company, becoming a manager at just 25.
- A person who takes big risks, especially in business or finance, often to achieve great success.
- He was known as a highflyer who always bet on risky new ventures.
- Some highflyers on the stock market make millions, but others lose everything.
- The young entrepreneur was a highflyer who invested all his savings in a startup.
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