Hotshot
noun
A person who is exceptionally talented or successful, often in a flashy manner.
He's a real hotshot lawyer who's never lost a case.
Often appears as...
- hotshot lawyer
- hotshot reporter
noun
A train carrying a high-priority shipment, often freight.
The freight company dispatched a hotshot to deliver the goods overnight.
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Technical
adjective
Showing off or acting superior, sometimes to a point of arrogance.
His hotshot attitude put off his teammates.
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person who is exceptionally talented or successful, often in a flashy manner.
He's a real hotshot lawyer who's never lost a case.
Often appears as...
- hotshot lawyer
- hotshot reporter
noun
A train carrying a high-priority shipment, often freight.
The freight company dispatched a hotshot to deliver the goods overnight.
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Showing off or acting superior, sometimes to a point of arrogance.
His hotshot attitude put off his teammates.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Jargon
Used often in work environments to describe highly skilled individuals.
The new chef is a hotshot fresh from culinary school.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Overconfidence
Can imply a person might be overly confident in their abilities, besides being talented.
She's such a hotshot; sometimes I think she forgets teamwork.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
In movies, hotshots are often portrayed as main characters that are expertly skilled.
In the film, the pilot was a real hotshot, dodging danger with ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Jargon
Used often in work environments to describe highly skilled individuals.
The new chef is a hotshot fresh from culinary school.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Overconfidence
Can imply a person might be overly confident in their abilities, besides being talented.
She's such a hotshot; sometimes I think she forgets teamwork.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
In movies, hotshots are often portrayed as main characters that are expertly skilled.
In the film, the pilot was a real hotshot, dodging danger with ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Jargon
Used often in work environments to describe highly skilled individuals.
The new chef is a hotshot fresh from culinary school.
Pro Tip 2/3Possible Overconfidence
Can imply a person might be overly confident in their abilities, besides being talented.
She's such a hotshot; sometimes I think she forgets teamwork.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
In movies, hotshots are often portrayed as main characters that are expertly skilled.
In the film, the pilot was a real hotshot, dodging danger with ease.
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gonna have to scavenge for water and go on these water collections and she was putting in three to four hours a day I said what are you gonna do with all this extra time you're gonna have more time for homework and she looked at me like she cuz I don't need more time for homework I'm the smartest kid in my class so I was just like all right hotshot what are you
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Why you should treat the...
So after a while, she just went quietly back to her desk, sat there with none of her skills being put to use, of course, being ignored by most people, and of course, still getting paid millions of dollars. This hotshot employee who can't seem to catch a break
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Exclusive: Matt Damon...
gonna have to scavenge for water and go on these water collections and she was putting in three to four hours a day I said what are you gonna do with all this extra time you're gonna have more time for homework and she looked at me like she cuz I don't need more time for homework I'm the smartest kid in my class so I was just like all right hotshot what are you
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Why you should treat the...
So after a while, she just went quietly back to her desk, sat there with none of her skills being put to use, of course, being ignored by most people, and of course, still getting paid millions of dollars. This hotshot employee who can't seem to catch a break
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
In September 2005, I was three things: the media blogger for 'FishbowlNY,' a maniacal Daily Show fan, and the only person to smuggle a tape recorder and camera into a big Magazine Publishers of America event featuring Jon Stewart interviewing five hotshot magazine editors in an unbelievable bloodbath.
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Graham Moore
American Writer
Everyone remembers the pop-quiz hotshot bit from 'Speed' because it's extremely funny, and it's really smart and really witty. And the notion that action movies can have dialogue that pops just as well as the explosions is something that I hope more people continue to remember.
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Robin Leach
English Writer
Tatiana Alvarez, who also became a queen of the wheels of steel in L.A., has now sold her incredible cross-dressing, reverse 'Tootsie' story to Warner Bros. in Hollywood, and hotshot producers Mike Medavoy, Brian Medavoy and Erwin More have reunited to turn it into a movie.
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Hollis Stacy
American Athlete
I was a hotshot as a junior. When I was 18, I really got into fiddling around. I completely lost interest in golf, and I guess all I could think about was going to college, getting married and having babies.
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Frank Quattrone
American Businessman
I thought I was kind of a hotshot because I had had two years of work experience at Morgan Stanley, and I was about to get my Stanford M.B.A.
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Bo Burnham
American Comedian
If I was confronted with some 20-year-old American hotshot, I'd hate him.
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
In September 2005, I was three things: the media blogger for 'FishbowlNY,' a maniacal Daily Show fan, and the only person to smuggle a tape recorder and camera into a big Magazine Publishers of America event featuring Jon Stewart interviewing five hotshot magazine editors in an unbelievable bloodbath.
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Graham Moore
American Writer
Everyone remembers the pop-quiz hotshot bit from 'Speed' because it's extremely funny, and it's really smart and really witty. And the notion that action movies can have dialogue that pops just as well as the explosions is something that I hope more people continue to remember.
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Robin Leach
English Writer
Tatiana Alvarez, who also became a queen of the wheels of steel in L.A., has now sold her incredible cross-dressing, reverse 'Tootsie' story to Warner Bros. in Hollywood, and hotshot producers Mike Medavoy, Brian Medavoy and Erwin More have reunited to turn it into a movie.
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Hollis Stacy
American Athlete
I was a hotshot as a junior. When I was 18, I really got into fiddling around. I completely lost interest in golf, and I guess all I could think about was going to college, getting married and having babies.
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Frank Quattrone
American Businessman
I thought I was kind of a hotshot because I had had two years of work experience at Morgan Stanley, and I was about to get my Stanford M.B.A.
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Bo Burnham
American Comedian
If I was confronted with some 20-year-old American hotshot, I'd hate him.
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