hotshotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒt.ʃɒt/us/ˈhɑːt.ʃɑːt/mainly US informalsomeone who is skilful and successful at something:
Now he's a lecturer, he thinks he's a real hotshot!
She's quite a hotshot at chess.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experts and specialists
- a mine of information idiom
- academician
- authority
- boffin
- buff
- child prodigy
- consultant
- high priest
- know sth inside out idiom
- literati
- maven
- natural
- resident
- superuser
- supremo
- techie
- technician
- technocracy
- technocrat
- virtuoso
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