high flyer

high fly·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy flahy-er]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy flahy-er]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ər/

Definitions of high flyer words

noun high flyer a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc. 1
noun high flyer a person or thing that flies high. 1
noun high flyer a stock, often speculative, whose price moves up or down widely. 1
noun high flyer Alternative form of highflier. 0

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Origin of high flyer

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; high + flier

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Parts of speech for High flyer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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high flyer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

high flyer usage trend in Literature

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