noun
- a person who is very successful, skillful, or important in a particular field
- a person who acts in a showy or arrogant way about their abilities
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; often disapproving
adjective
- very successful, skillful, or impressive
Usage: informal
Examples
- The hotshot lawyer won every case this year.
- She’s a hotshot programmer who works for a major tech company.
- Don’t be such a hotshot – we all make mistakes.
- The hotshot pilot performed amazing aerial maneuvers.
- He thinks he’s a real hotshot because he got promoted.
- The company hired a hotshot consultant to solve the problem.
- That hotshot attitude won’t get you far with this team.