hot-shot
Brash talented person
A hot-shot is someone who displays conspicuous skill or success, often with an air of self-importance: Some hot-shot lawyer from the city took over the case.
The term can be admiring or dismissive depending on tone—acknowledging talent while suggesting arrogance.
As an adjective, hot-shot describes people who are impressively capable or think they are: a hot-shot pilot, hot-shot executives.
Also spelled hotshot.
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- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- whizInformal term for expert
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
phenomenon · star · standout · phenom · talent · natural · wunderkind · overachiever
Highly skilled practitioner
- specialistExpert in one field
- guruRevered authority figure
- mavenTrusted field authority
- masterAuthority or controller
professional · savant · pundit · authority · connoisseur · veteran · power-broker · wheeler-dealer
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- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- whizInformal term for expert
wizard · phenomenon · star · standout · phenom · talent · natural · wunderkind · overachiever · superstar
expert
Highly skilled practitioner
- specialistExpert in one field
- guruRevered authority figure
- mavenTrusted field authority
master · professional · savant · pundit · authority · connoisseur · veteran · power-broker · wheeler-dealer · heavyweight
hot-shotnobody
Inconsequential person
nonentity · small fry · nobody special · unknown · underling