hotshot

Meaning

Adj

1. (informal) Highly skilled.
2. (informal) Displaying talent.

Noun

1. (informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
2. A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
3. (US) A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.
4. (US) A fast freight train.
5. (slang) A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
6. A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.

Verb

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

Synonyms

whiz

star

⭐

ace

sensation

mavin

virtuoso

whizz

wiz

maven

superstar

genius

champion

wizard

adept

maximum

overlord

peak

point

sensations

smasher

stunner

summit

tip

tiptop

top

🔝

topper

speed car

acme

apex

blockbuster

brow

crackerjack

crest

crown

👑

expert

flood tide

height

heyday

high

humdinger

Translations

perito

as

expert

asso

experiente

Heißpunkt

Teufelskerl

المُتفوِّق

النّجْم

الفنّان

virtuós

crack

Experte

geni

estrella

⭐

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/

Etymology

From hot + shot.