Hotshot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hotshot \Hot"shot`\, n.
     a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others
     as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference
     to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is
     considered exaggerated.
     [PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hotshot \hot"shot`\, a.
     1. highly talented, self-confident and successful.
        [PJC]
  
     2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hotshot
       n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
           {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso},
            {genius}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard},
            {wiz}]