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Rarehotshot
The correct spelling is hotshot.
How to pronounce hotshot
noun
Say it like: Hot-sho-t
The correct spelling is hotshot. Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. For example: "She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!"
Usage Examples
“She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!”
“He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record.”
“Keep up those hotshot baskets, the scouts are sure to take notice.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
- 2.A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
- 3.A fast freight train.
- 4.A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
verb
- 1.To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
adjective
- 1.Highly skilled.
- 2.Displaying talent.
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