highflier

noun

ˈhī-ˈflī(-ə)r How to pronounce highflier (audio)
variants or highflyer
Definition of highfliernext
as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career

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Recent Examples of highflier While the market swoon eliminated scores of internet highflyers, Cisco survived the upheaval. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for highflier
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powerhouse
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  • Víkingur Kristjánsson, Anita Briem, Teitur Magnússon and Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir are co-writers, meaning a powerhouse Icelandic creative team.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • He was born and raised in a small rural community in Oklahoma, hundreds of miles west of the Ivy League powerhouses to the east.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of powerhouse

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