In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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