"hotshot" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/ Audio: En-au-hotshot.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hotshot [comparative], most hotshot [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hotshot (comparative more hotshot, superlative most hotshot)
  1. (informal) Highly skilled. Tags: informal Translations (highly skilled): huippu- (Finnish), иску́сный (iskúsnyj) (Russian), уме́лый (umélyj) (Russian), дарови́тый (darovítyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-adj-cXD2DMLw Disambiguation of 'highly skilled': 98 2
  2. (informal) Displaying talent. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Recreational drugs, Stock characters Translations (displaying talent): taidokas (Finnish), тала́нтливый (talántlivyj) (Russian), дарови́тый (darovítyj) (Russian), одарённый (odarjónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-adj-czjpd59L Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 1 11 2 8 10 36 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 2 22 3 14 19 21 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 12 14 28 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 5 22 18 19 17 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 1 20 4 14 22 20 20 Disambiguation of 'displaying talent': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hot shot, hot-shot

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/ Audio: En-au-hotshot.ogg [Australia] Forms: hotshots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hotshot (plural hotshots)
  1. (informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. Tags: informal Translations (someone with exceptional skills in a certain field): taituri (Finnish), -niekka (Finnish), ässä (Finnish), as [masculine] (French), champion [masculine] (French), bête [feminine] (French), machine [feminine] (French), уме́лец (umélec) [masculine] (Russian), уме́лица (umélica) [feminine] (Russian), знато́к (znatók) [masculine] (Russian), до́ка (dóka) [masculine] (Russian), спец (spec) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-noun-QLmomGpn Disambiguation of 'someone with exceptional skills in a certain field': 95 3 1 1
  2. A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about. Categories (topical): Firefighting, Stock characters Coordinate_terms (firefighter): smokejumper
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-noun-ShAv4rcV Disambiguation of Firefighting: 1 20 3 31 16 14 14 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 2 22 3 14 19 21 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 12 14 28 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 5 22 18 19 17 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 1 20 4 14 22 20 20 Disambiguation of 'firefighter': 2 68 12 18
  3. (US, rail transport) A fast freight train. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Recreational drugs, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-noun-gL8aDN1U Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 1 11 2 8 10 36 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 2 22 3 14 19 21 20 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English exocentric compounds, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 12 14 28 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 5 22 18 19 17 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 7 11 9 20 26 12 14 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 1 20 4 14 22 20 20 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  4. (slang) A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Recreational drugs, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-noun-G9yzB3Uc Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 1 11 2 8 10 36 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 2 22 3 14 19 21 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 12 14 28 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 5 22 18 19 17 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 1 20 4 14 22 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hot shot, hot-shot

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/ Audio: En-au-hotshot.ogg [Australia] Forms: hotshots [present, singular, third-person], hotshotting [participle, present], hotshotted [participle, past], hotshotted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} hotshot (third-person singular simple present hotshots, present participle hotshotting, simple past and past participle hotshotted)
  1. (transitive, slang) To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): People, Recreational drugs, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-hotshot-en-verb-YtKr1pQL Disambiguation of People: 0 1 1 1 15 2 80 Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 1 11 2 8 10 36 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 2 22 3 14 19 21 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 4 12 14 28 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 17 5 22 18 19 17 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 1 20 4 14 22 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hot shot, hot-shot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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