1.
[syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hotshot \hot"shot`\, a.
1. highly talented, self-confident and successful.
[PJC]
2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hotshot
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]