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Highflier vs Highflying - What's the difference?

highflier | highflying |

As a noun highflier

is a person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.

As an adjective highflying is

characteristic of a highflier.

highflier

English

Alternative forms

* high flier, high-flier, high flyer, high-flyer, highflyer

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.
  • (idiomatic) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
    • (Jonathan Swift)

    highflying

    English

    Alternative forms

    * high-flying

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of a highflier