[ noun ] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field <noun.person>
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]
hotshot \hot"shot`\, a. 1. highly talented, self-confident and successful. [PJC]
2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills. [PJC]
Once Iacocca-mania took hold, every corporate hotshot in America got a zillion dollars to write his memoirs.
Divorce lawyer Arnie Becker may be a hotshot attorney in the fictional legal world of television's "L.A. Law," but his real-life peers say they wouldn't want to invite him to join their group.
Sixty-three "hotshot" crews, well-trained first-attack firefighting teams of about 20 people each, will lead the nation's firefighting efforts along with 395 smoke jumpers.
There's the eager, lovely young newcomer (Helen Slater) who, teaming up on an unusual bank robbery story with a rumpled hotshot (William Russ), proves incredibly good.
In his 24 years behind bars, he escaped the electric chair to become a hotshot jailhouse lawyer and prize-winning journalist, picking up a bride along the way.
Many athletes, notably those who play team sports, argue that their ability to go just one more inning should determine their longevity, not the presence of some younger hotshot on the bench.