English

Noun

highflyer ‎(plural highflyers)

1. Alternative form of highflier
   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     One Emigration follows another; grounded on reasonable fear, unreasonable hope, largely also on childish pet. The highflyers have gone first, now the lower flyers; and ever the lower will go down to the crawlers.

   • 2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC:

     The Championship highflyers almost got their reward for a resilient performance on their first visit to the Emirates, surviving a flurry of first-half Arsenal chances before hitting back with a classic sucker punch.