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highflier

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high⋅fli⋅er

  [hahy-flahy-er]
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–noun
1. a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
2. a person or thing that flies high.
3. a stock, often speculative, whose price moves up or down widely.
Also, high-flier, highflyer, high-flyer.

Origin:
1680–90; high + flier
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high·fli·er also high-fli·er   (hī'flī'ər)   
n.  

  1. One who is extravagant or extreme in manner or opinions.

  2. A stock that sells well above its original value.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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