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Hotshot

Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.

📖 Definitions of "Hotshot"

noun
  1. 1

    Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.

    "She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!"

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A fast freight train.

  4. 4

    A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

verb
  1. 1

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

adjective
  1. 1

    Highly skilled.

    "He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record."

  2. 2

    Displaying talent.

    "Keep up those hotshot baskets, the scouts are sure to take notice."

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