HOTSHOT

ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz

(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

hotshot (comparative more hotshot, superlative most hotshot)

(informal) Highly skilled.

(informal) Displaying talent.

Noun

hotshot (plural hotshots)

(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.

A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.

(US, rail) A fast freight train.

(slang) A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

Coordinate terms

• (firefighter): smokejumper

Verb

hotshot (third-person singular simple present hotshots, present participle hotshotting, simple past and past participle hotshotted)

(transitive, slang) To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

Source: Wiktionary



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