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BNC: 41941 COCA: 18429

hotshot

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hotshot /ˈhɑːtˌʃɑːt/ noun
plural hotshots
hotshot
/ˈhɑːtˌʃɑːt/
noun
plural hotshots
Learner's definition of HOTSHOT
[count] informal
: a talented and successful person天才成功人士；有才干的成功者
: someone who is successful or skillful in a showy or flashy way擅于浮夸的人；卖弄里手；炫耀行家
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
BNC: 41941 COCA: 18429

hotshot

noun

hot·​shot ˈhät-ˌshät How to pronounce hotshot (audio)
plural hotshots
1
: a talented or successful person who often has a showy or flashy manner
There are, of course, people here who believe that most Washington hotshots, journalistic as well as governmental, are fatly overpaid already … Meg Greenfield
… some young hotshots are leaving mutual funds … to set up hedge funds at a rate of more than one a day. Mitchell Pacelle
—often used before another noun
a hotshot actorThese days, the only teasing that Leinart gets is from friends who tell him that he doesn't take advantage of being a hotshot college quarterback. Phil Taylor
2
: a person trained to fight forest fires especially in remote areas
As a hotshot, his job was to rappel from helicopters into wildfires across the country. Anton L. Delgado and Dustin Patar
— often used before another noun
[Firefighter Zachary] Resnick said his hotshot crew used to get a break fighting wildfires from late November to late spring. Now, they're on duty nearly year-round. Lilia Luciano
3
: a fast freight train
First is a hotshot, LADAF, an automobile and trailer train from Los Angeles to Dallas ("F" stands for Forwarder). Its route through Texas is roundabout, so LADAF has to really move, and move it does … Fred W. Frailey

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The company has hired a couple of young hotshots to revamp its advertising campaign. That guy thinks he's a real hotshot.
Recent Examples on the Web Tiafoe will next face Jannik Sinner of Italy or Spanish hotshot Carlos Alcaraz on Friday, having previously defeated both on tour. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 One of those people is Aaron Humphrey, who worked as a hotshot superintendent for the U.S. Forest Service. Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 18 June 2022 Hunt had worked as a hotshot firefighter and carpenter, among many other short-term jobs, and had also done odd jobs around Yosemite, like working overnight shifts on a janitorial crew helping clean up park facilities. Tim Sohn, Outside Online, 20 May 2015 Pop quiz, hotshot: Without entering these addresses into your search bar, which is the correct web address for the popular job search site Indeed? Kim Key, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 Jackman will voice Big Greg, a local hotshot and former television personality who happens to be the boss of Koala Man, a.k.a. Kevin, and often takes credit for his heroics. Keith Langston, EW.com, 19 July 2022 The two seasons Sue Husari spent as a hotshot led to a 45-year career in fire management. Amanda Monthei, Outside Online, 23 July 2020 Interagency hotshot crews have been tasked with strategically planning containment lines to save hundreds of iconic sequoias. CBS News, 11 July 2022 The Pipeline Fire had 561 fire personnel made up of 12 hotshot crews, seven hand crews, 54 engines, nine water tenders and two dozers, per officials. The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of hotshot was in 1922
BNC: 41941 COCA: 18429

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