hotshot
Brash skilled person
A hotshot is someone who is conspicuously skilled or successful, often with an edge of arrogance or showiness: Some hotshot lawyer from New York took over the case.
The term can be admiring or dismissive depending on tone—acknowledging talent while suggesting the person knows it a little too well.
As an adjective: a hotshot pilot, hotshot developers.
Informal word for winner
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- dynamoMotion-to-electricity converter
- powerhouseSource of great energy
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
firecracker · whizbang · crackerjack · star · superstar · phenom · wunderkind · standout
Gifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- whizInformal term for expert
wizard · savant · adept · mastermind · phenomenon · guru · maven · specialist
Excessively self-assured
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
egotistical · brash · overconfident · showoff · bigheaded · loudmouth · blowhard · self-important
One who steers aircraft
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
dogfight · cockpit · squadron · jet · afterburner · aerial · flightsuit · sortie
Lacking any apprehension
- boldCourageous and daring
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- adventurousInclined toward risky endeavors
courageous · gutsy · brash · reckless · risk-taking · thrill-seeking · daredevil · undaunted
Self-proclaimed authority on everything
- egotistSelf-absorbed person
- show-offOne who flaunts
- blowhardBoastful empty talker
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
smart-aleck · wise-guy · big-shot · smartass · upstart · attention-seeker
Alluringly stylish and exciting
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- showyExcessively eye-catching
eye-catching · striking · splashy · swank · bling · dazzling · spectacular · glitzy
champ
Informal word for winner
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- dynamoMotion-to-electricity converter
- powerhouseSource of great energy
fireball · firecracker · whizbang · crackerjack · star · superstar · phenom · wunderkind · standout · up-and-comer
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
whiz · wizard · savant · adept · mastermind · phenomenon · guru · maven · specialist · authority
cocky
Excessively self-assured
conceited · egotistical · brash · overconfident · showoff · bigheaded · loudmouth · blowhard · self-important · pompous
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
wingman · dogfight · cockpit · squadron · jet · afterburner · aerial · flightsuit · sortie · airspeed
fearless
Lacking any apprehension
- boldCourageous and daring
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- intrepidResolutely without fear
adventurous · courageous · gutsy · brash · reckless · risk-taking · thrill-seeking · daredevil · undaunted · plucky
know-it-all
Self-proclaimed authority on everything
braggart · smart-aleck · wise-guy · big-shot · smartass · upstart · attention-seeker
glamorous
Alluringly stylish and exciting
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
showy · eye-catching · striking · splashy · swank · bling · dazzling · spectacular · glitzy · snazzy
- young talentschild actor, prodigy, wunderkind, young artist, virtuoso
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
- compound slangairhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, dimwit
- expertsexperts, expert, specialist, masters, specialists
- firefightersfirefighter, firefighters, fireman, fire captain, fire chief
hotshotnobody
Inconsequential person
nonentity · small fry · unknown · lightweight · also-ran