From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hotshot \hot"shot`\, a.
1. highly talented, self-confident and successful.
[PJC]
2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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