English Explanatory Dictionary

hotshot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Highly skilled.
  2. Displaying talent.
noun
  1. Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
  2. A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
  3. A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.
  4. A fast freight train.
  5. A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
  6. A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.
verb
  1. To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/ En-au-hotshot.ogg

Word forms

hotshot more hotshot most hotshot hot shot hot-shot hotshots hotshotting hotshotted

Etymology

From hot + shot.

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