highflier
A person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.
under the appellations of Tory, Jacobite, highflier, and other cant words
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(figurative) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
A beautiful woman juggled expensive shopping bags while taking a call; friends gathered clinking glasses in celebration; a young man coyly slurped noodles; a gaggle of suited highfliers shook hands over a boardroom with views across the …
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(fishing) A vertical pole used in commercial fishing to locate the beginning and end of a long fishing line.
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