A person of great ability and ambition.

synonym: highflyer.

Roget 504: madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite^†, candidate for Bedlam, raver^†, madcap, crazy; energumen^†; automaniac^†, monomaniac, dipsomaniac, kleptomaniac; hypochondriac etc. (low spirits);; crank, Tom o'Bedlam.    dreamer etc. 515; rhapsodist, seer, highflier^†, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico [Sp.]; exalte [Fr.]; knight errant, Don Quixote.    idiot etc. 501.    ... show more

Roget 878: dignity, self-respect, mens sibi conscia recti [Lat.] [Vergil]. pride; haughtiness etc. adj.; high notions, hauteur; vainglory, crest; arrogance etc. (assumption) 885.    proud man, highflier^†; fine gentleman, fine lady.    ... show more