Highflier


[hahy-flahy-er] /ˈhaɪˈflaɪ ər/

noun
1.
a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
2.
a person or thing that flies .
3.
a stock, often speculative, whose price moves up or down widely.

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