High-flying
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.
"As a bright young engineering graduate in the early 2000s she worked for a year as a "high-flying" analyst at Merrill Lynch, before she quit in disgust to write a novel based on the experience."
Example
More examples"Tom's a high-flying wheeler-dealer who often negotiates deals worth millions of dollars."
Etymology
From high + flying.
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