highflier

A person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.
(figuratively) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
A vertical pole used in commercial fishing to locate the beginning and end of a long fishing line.
A glamorous stock that potentially offers high returns to investors.
A swingboat.
(UK, obsolete, slang) A writer of begging letters.
A type of phaeton carriage.