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Definition of Hotshot
1. Noun. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
Generic synonyms: Expert
Specialized synonyms: Track Star
Derivative terms: Ace, Adept, Star, Virtuoso
Definition of Hotshot
1. Adjective. Highly skilled. ¹
2. Adjective. Displaying talent. ¹
3. Noun. Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hotshot
1. a showily skillful person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hotshot
Literary usage of Hotshot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. World Directory of Aerospace Vehicle Research and Development (1991)
"General Comments: A decision was made by ONERA in early 1988 to initiate the
high-enthalpy F4 hotshot Wind Tunnel project to conduct tests for ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1902)
"The Charon of 44 Guns & two Smaler Vessels were set on fire the night before last
by hotshot from one of the French Batteries—and burned to the waters ..."
3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1857)
"As the red-hotshot of Admiral Seymour carried destruction among the houses inside
the Canton walls, so the brilliant speeches of the opposition went tearing ..."