highflying

Variant of highflier

highflier definition

high·flier (hī′flī′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that flies high
  2. a person who acts, talks, or thinks in an extravagant or extremist manner
  3. Finance
    1. a company whose sales, profits, etc. are growing rapidly
    2. a stock whose price has risen significantly in relation to other stocks
Also sp. highflyer high′·fly′er

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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