hotshot
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈhɑtˌʃɑt/
- Informal
:
crack
- Everyone admired him as a hotshot software developer who solved complex problems effortlessly.
- hotshot lawyer
- film hotshot
- young hotshot
And he, I don't know, some hotshot movie star played his part.
- And he, I don't know, some hotshot movie star played his part.
- Excuse me, His daughter was a hotshot lawyer.
- And my writers and I, we like to think that we're edgy young Hotshots.
- Drops a little hint of something might be going on more than just he's a hotshot attorney, but he is stuck in this way.
- So these, you know, whether it be a hotshot crew or whatever, these different crews who come in by vehicle, they can get into the fire that way.
- When I was going to film school, this movie came out with these young Hotshots of Holly of of who would soon be Titans of Hollywood.
Examples
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You and these hotshot navy guys, you got credentials.
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"I was a hotshot and I got results, and that was all anybody cared about."
Fiction book (1995) -
Everybody knows that John was a hotshot personal injury lawyer.
Academic text (2008) -
But what happens if some hotshot who's trying to make a reputation tracks him down?
Fiction book (1997) -
Everybody knows Victor Maitland is a hotshot art dealer.
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My classmates called me "hotshot" and teased me because I worked hard.
Academic text (2009) -
Lowell Bergman-- the hotshot who never met a source he couldn't turn around.
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Today we've got a rematch between Internet hotshot Hank Green and really tall guy Reed Reiners.
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I WAS A HOTSHOT STRAIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, AND I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING, BUT BOY, WAS I WRONG.
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They're doing some hotshot lunch for her at the library. "Verona MacBean," Cam said, grinning.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.7
A person who is very skilled at a particular job or task
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4.5
A person who is very good at a particular activity
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7.3
A person who is very skilled at something like math or computers
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8.6
A person who is very skilled at a task or subject
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8.0
A person with very great skill, often in music or art
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8.4
A person who knows a lot about one subject
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4.7
A person who is very skilled at something
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9.9
A person who knows a lot about a subject and advises others
A person who is very skilled at a particular activity
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hotshot is made of hot and shot, and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine a single 'perfect' or 'very impressive' shot in a game or contest. That's why a hotshot is someone who is very skilled and gets attention.