as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
while still in his 20s, he was known on Wall Street as an investment hotshot
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More young, monied tech and finance hotshots would do well to take some cues from business leaders like Ng.
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Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
She’s split with Wagoner and replaced her manager with the hotshot Hollywood firm that handles Joan Rivers and Cher.
—Robert Windeler, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
State Route 87, also known as the Beeline Highway, connects the Phoenix area with Payson.
Seventeen fire engines and several interagency hotshot crews responded to the Adams Fire.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
But not Jim Baxter (Rami Malek), the young hotshot homicide detective in charge of the case, who is fascinated by Deacon and asks for his help in solving these crimes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
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Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
She’s split with Wagoner and replaced her manager with the hotshot Hollywood firm that handles Joan Rivers and Cher.
—Robert Windeler, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
State Route 87, also known as the Beeline Highway, connects the Phoenix area with Payson.
Seventeen fire engines and several interagency hotshot crews responded to the Adams Fire.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
But not Jim Baxter (Rami Malek), the young hotshot homicide detective in charge of the case, who is fascinated by Deacon and asks for his help in solving these crimes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Hotshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotshot. Accessed 27 Aug. 2024.
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