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Definition of "highflier" [high•fli•er]

  • One who is extravagant or extreme in manner or opinions. (noun)
  • A stock that sells well above its original value. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "highflier" in a sentence
  • "The effort is the latest by Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz to jumpstart revenue growth at the onetime highflier."
  • "Twitter became an online highflier by letting users post 140-character messages that people started calling "tweets.""
  • "He said "no one could stop me when I was in the air" and there seemed to be little doubt he would be a highflier in the NBA."