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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-FLIER

high-flier  [ˌhaɪˈflaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-FLIER

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Flier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH-FLIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high-flier in the English dictionary

The definition of high-flier in the dictionary is A high-flyer is someone who has a lot of ability and is likely to be very successful in their career.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH-FLIER


applier
əˈplaɪə
belier
bɪˈlaɪə
butterflyer
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪə
flier
ˈflaɪə
flyer
ˈflaɪə
frequent-flyer
ˌfriːkwəntˈflaɪə
jambalaya
ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə
liar
ˈlaɪə
lier
ˈlaɪə
lyre
laɪə
multiplier
ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
outlier
ˈaʊtˌlaɪə
photomultiplier
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə
plier
ˈplaɪə
plyer
ˈplaɪə
relier
rɪˈlaɪə
replier
rɪˈplaɪə
slier
ˈslaɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
Thalia
θəˈlaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-FLIER

high-density lipoprotein
high-dependency
high-end
high-energy
high-energy physics
high-explosive shell
high-fashion
high-fibre diet
high-fidelity
high-five
high-flown
high-flyer
high-flying
high-flying tippler
high-frequency
high-grade
high-grade mineral
high-handed
high-handedly
high-handedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-FLIER

Allier
animalier
atelier
cavalier
chandelier
chevalier
collier
earlier
escalier
espalier
friendlier
holier
hotelier
millier
Montpelier
Montpellier
sillier
sommelier
stunt flier
tablier

Synonyms and antonyms of high-flier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high-flier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-FLIER

Find out the translation of high-flier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-flier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-flier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高飞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

altos vuelos
570 millions of speakers

English

high-flier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च उड़ाका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع طيار -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокого летчик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de alto panfleto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute dépliant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkuasa tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überflieger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイフライヤー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 전단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-flier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tham vọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் பயணங்களையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च फ्लायर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek flier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

high - flier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokiej lotnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високого льотчик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de mare zburator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής ιπτάμενων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë - vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög flygare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy flyger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-flier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-FLIER»

The term «high-flier» is normally little used and occupies the 113.471 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-FLIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-flier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-FLIER»

Discover the use of high-flier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-flier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thunderbird: Ford's High Flier
Discusses the history and dynamics of the popular American sports car, the Thunderbird. Cool Classics.
Jay Schleifer, 1994
2
How to be a Billionaire: Proven Strategies from the Titans ...
Now comes the payoff: The market must award High Flier's $ 1 0 million of earnings a higher price-earnings multiple than it assigns to So-So's $10 million bottom line. Granted, it seems unfair. So-So's founder has worked just as hard as High ...
Martin S. Fridson, 1999
3
Grant Hill: Basketball's High Flier
Covers the basketball career of the forward for the Detroit Pistons who was also a star player at Duke University.
Bill Gutman, 1996
4
Asia's Star Brands
Definitely. a. High-flier. Dubai is a star brand in its own right (see the case in Chapter 12), but this small destination has another claim to fame—a brand that is the fastest growing in the ...
Paul Temporal, 2012
5
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
noun 1 (also high-flier) [C] someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot 2 [C; + sing/PL verb] ( also high-flier) mainly uk an extremely successful organization, business or team  ...
‎2008
6
Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 9: True Stories: High Flier: The ...
This book is part of a collection of true stories from around the world which are guaranteed to capture your pupils' imaginations and develop their reading skills.
Vicky Shipton, 2003
7
Karlology
Karl. will. never. be. a. high-flier. THERE'S A FAMOUS QUOTE that goes something like “Show me the boy at seven and I'll show you the man”. Mrs Mathews, my infant school head teacher, thought she could do that, but she couldn't. Though ...
Karl Pilkington, 2008
8
Cities in the Telecommunications Age: The Fracturing of ...
How has the share of firms in the Lone Eagle/High Flier category changed over time? Using data from a sample of 38l establishments interviewed in l993 who were also in business five years previously, we determined that ll6 of these ...
James O. Wheeler, Yuko Aoyama, Barney Warf, 2000
9
Pains on Trains: A Commuter's Guide to the 50 Most ...
But the true High-Flier is one who is armed with a laptop, mobile phone, earnest look and a wealth of tales about the far-flung places they have visited and the organisations they have worked for. And, of course, their British Airways Gold Card ...
Andrew Holmes, Matthew Reeves, 2004
10
The Official High-flier's Handbook: How to Succeed in ...
Forget all the expensive MBA handbooks, bin your application forms to INSEAD, Harvard and LBS, and read this cult guide instead.
Philip R. Jenks, Jim Fisk, Robert Barron, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-FLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-flier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
City trader 'laughs off' crashing his Lamborghini and Bentley worth a …
High-flier Elijah Oyefeso has revealed how after seeing both cars smashed up in a £350,000 crash, his only thought was "life goes on". The two ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Steve Austin being on the cover of WWE 2K16 is a perfect example …
The flood of up and coming NXT talent have been given their shot at the proverbial brass ring, such as the high-flier Neville and lucha libre ... «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
3
Countrywide drafts in new faces from outside agency industry
But Alison Platt - the ex-British Airways, ex-BUPA high-flier who herself lacked agency experience when she became Countrywide chief ... «Estate Agent Today, Jul 15»
4
High-flier Derek Ryan jets in to the Bannville this weekend
Derek Ryan will jet in from Ibiza to perform at the Bannville House Hotel, Banbridge on Friday night. Europe, Australia and the US beckon for ... «Ulster Star, Jul 15»
5
Tibetan women's soccer team seek a level playing field
The 16-year-old defender, an academic high-flier, was sent by her parents from Tibet to be educated in India a year after the correspondence ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
How to hunt for the best quality AIM shares
Another high-flier was Domino's Pizza (DOM), which floated on AIM in 1999 with a market cap of £25 million. It grew fast, stepped up to the ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
7
High-flier Derek Ryan jets in to the Bannville
Derek Ryan will jet in from Ibiza to perform at the Bannville House Hotel, Banbridge on Friday night – and he will shortly be off on his travels ... «Dromore Today, Jun 15»
8
Television: The ups and downs of a very high-flier
Anyone who came of age before the mid-90s will remember air travel as an enjoyable, if extremely expensive, venture. This was a time when ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
9
Henry Clay high-jumper Brooks sets personal record on national stage
It's likely many more flights are in the high-flier's future. Josh Moore: (859) 231-1307. Twitter: @HLpreps. Copyright 2015 Herald-Leader. «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
10
Zach LaVine Climbs Marcellus Wiley For An EPIC Poster During …
The scary part, of course, is that this epic slam seems possible for a high-flier of his caliber in real game competition. Considering he's already ... «UPROXX, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. High-Flier [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/high-flier>. Apr 2024 ».
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