highflier

noun

high·​fli·​er ˈhī-ˈflī(-ə)r 

variants or highflyer

1

: a stock whose price rises much more rapidly than the market average

2

: a company whose stock is a highflier

3

: an ambitiously competitive person with high aspirations

Synonyms

• powerhouse
• hustler
• enterpriser

Examples of highflier in a Sentence

one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career

Recent Examples on the Web

The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025

The fish were seized along with the fishing gear and highflyers, which are used to mark the beginning and end of long fishing lines. —Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025

Sam Bankman-Fried is the latest highflier to learn that lesson. —Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022

Peloton had been a highflier during the pandemic, when lockdowns sent customers scrambling to buy its stationary bikes and attend classes. —Maria Halkias and Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for highflier

• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire
• entire
• greenbrier
• gunfire
• homebuyer