hotshot

== English == === Alternative forms === hot shot, hot-shot === Etymology === From hot +‎ shot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/ === Adjective === hotshot (comparative more hotshot, superlative most hotshot) (informal) Highly skilled. (informal) Displaying talent. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hotshot (plural hotshots) (informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about. (US) A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device. (US, rail transport) A fast freight train. (slang) A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (firefighter): smokejumper ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hotshot (third-person singular simple present hotshots, present participle hotshotting, simple past and past participle hotshotted) (transitive, slang) To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. === See also === (firefighter): Interagency hotshot crew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === “hotshot”, in Collins English Dictionary.