hotshot

noun

ˈhät-ˌshät How to pronounce hotshot (audio)
Definition of hotshotnext
as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field while still in his 20s, he was known on Wall Street as an investment hotshot

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Recent Examples of hotshot The Waves’ young hotshot, Dyson Gibbs (Uche Agada), steps on the toes of the team’s longtime star, Marcus Winfield (Toby Sandeman). — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 The original film, which followed Cruise as the hotshot fighter pilot, was released in 1986. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Fire crews from Gardner, Rye and Spanish Peaks fire departments and a hotshot crew all responded to the fire, officials said. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026 The trade floor was awash with ’empty’ books that were part of a protest being run by former Silicon Valley hotshot Ed Newton-Rex, who managed to get 10,000 authors to put their name behind the stunt. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotshot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotshot
  1. expert
  2. master
  3. scholar
  4. adept
  5. virtuoso
  6. wizard
  7. guru
  8. artist
Noun
  • These experts assign ratings after analyzing a company's financials and ability to consistently pay dividends while also seeking capital appreciation.
    — TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Leading the way in court There are dozens of cases across the country surrounding the legal status of prediction sites, and experts believe the matter will eventually be decided by the Supreme Court.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of expert
Noun
  • Braking performance comes courtesy of Gale Speed calipers, a Kustom Tech master cylinder, and custom in-house caliper brackets.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Illusion Of 'Clean' Data Over the past decade, companies have poured enormous effort into data quality, governance frameworks, master data initiatives and cloud migrations.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of master
Noun
  • Margot has been absorbed with a new idea she’s discovered in her work and has even reached out to a scholar at NASA to discuss it.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As scholars now know, Capa’s early oeuvre encompassed works by both him and Taro.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scholar
Noun
  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lest things get predictable, Tasjan’s adept at letting the music battle with the lyrics in a way that hints at how any experience is far more complex than we are led to believe.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of adept
Noun
  • Stomp-and-holler virtuoso Noah Kahan had to cancel his July appearance at Citi Field when storm clouds threatened.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.
    — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of virtuoso
Noun
  • Still, Lombard arrived with the reputation of a fielding wizard after his predecessor, Anthony Volpe, saw his defense drastically decline while playing through a shoulder injury last season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • This group of women travelled for more than 30 hours with their guru to bathe in the river.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • George traveled to India to study the sitar at the feet of his new guru, Ravi Shankar.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of guru
Noun
  • Giannetos is the artist behind Amal’s covetable hair, who crafted more boho brunette shades of caramel-brown and deft, light layers for the lawyer and humanitarian this summer.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of artist

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“Hotshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotshot. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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