hotshot

[ hot-shot ]

/ ˈhɒtˌʃɒt /

Slang.

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adjective

highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.

displaying skill flamboyantly: a hotshot ballplayer.

moving, going, or operating without a stop; fast: a hotshot express.

noun Also hot shot (for defs. 4, 6).

an impressively successful or skillful and often vain person.

Railroads. an express freight train.

a firefighter.

Origin of hotshot

First recorded in 1595–1605; hot + shot¹

Words nearby hotshot

hot seat, hot seat, in the, hot shit, hot shoe, hot-short, hotshot, hot spot, hot spring, Hot Springs, hotspur, hot-stove league

Definition for hotshot (2 of 2)

hot shot

[ hot -shot for 1; hot -shot for 2 ]

/ ˈhɒt ˈʃɒt for 1; ˈhɒt ˌʃɒt for 2 /

noun

incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire.

hotshot (defs. 4, 6).

Origin of hot shot

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example sentences from the Web for hotshot

But, the hotshot billionaire may have some secrets of his own.
Business Longreads|William O’Connor|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whip is a hotshot, sauced-up captain whose substance-abuse habit crash-lands him, quite literally, into a whole heap of trouble.
Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’|Patrick Smith|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Only Diana was canny enough to hire a hotshot divorce lawyer and extract an unprecedented £17 million settlement.
Fergie's Latest Flameout|Tina Brown|May 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hotshot

hotshot

/ (ˈhɒtˌʃɒt) /

noun

informal an important person or expert, esp when showy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hotshot
释义	hotshot [ hot-shot ] / ˈhɒtˌʃɒt / Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hotshot ON THESAURUS.COM adjective highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec. displaying skill flamboyantly: a hotshot ballplayer. moving, going, or operating without a stop; fast: a hotshot express. noun Also hot shot (for defs. 4, 6). an impressively successful or skillful and often vain person. Railroads. an express freight train. a firefighter. Origin of hotshot First recorded in 1595–1605; hot + shot¹ Words nearby hotshot hot seat, hot seat, in the, hot shit, hot shoe, hot-short, hotshot, hot spot, hot spring, Hot Springs, hotspur, hot-stove league Definition for hotshot (2 of 2) hot shot [ hot -shot for 1; hot -shot for 2 ] / ˈhɒt ˈʃɒt for 1; ˈhɒt ˌʃɒt for 2 / noun incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire. hotshot (defs. 4, 6). Origin of hot shot First recorded in 1595–1605 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hotshot But, the hotshot billionaire may have some secrets of his own. Business Longreads\|William O’Connor\|November 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Whip is a hotshot, sauced-up captain whose substance-abuse habit crash-lands him, quite literally, into a whole heap of trouble. Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’\|Patrick Smith\|November 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Only Diana was canny enough to hire a hotshot divorce lawyer and extract an unprecedented £17 million settlement. Fergie's Latest Flameout\|Tina Brown\|May 25, 2010\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for hotshot hotshot / (ˈhɒtˌʃɒt) / noun informal an important person or expert, esp when showy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hotshot self-assured, fearless, self-reliant, poised, complacent, egotistical, pompous, self-righteous, self-satisfied, brash, self-confident, presumptuous, confident, overconfident, arrogant, impudent, bold, audacious, blatant, unabashed
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hotshot

adjective

noun Also hot shot (for defs. 4, 6).

Origin of hotshot

Words nearby hotshot

Definition for hotshot (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of hot shot

Example sentences from the Web for hotshot

British Dictionary definitions for hotshot

noun

Words related to hotshot