highflier

high·fli·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-flahy-er]
- /ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-flahy-er]
- /ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ər/

Definitions of highflier word

noun highflier a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc. 1
noun highflier a person or thing that flies high. 1
noun highflier a stock, often speculative, whose price moves up or down widely. 1
noun highflier A person who is or has the potential to be very successful, especially academically or in business. 1
countable noun highflier A highflier is someone who has a lot of ability and is likely to be very successful in their career. 0
noun highflier a person or thing that flies high 0

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Origin of highflier

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 Highflier

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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highflier 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

highflier usage trend in Literature

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