HOTSHOT Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

hotshot

noun

ˈhät-ˌshät

Definition of hotshot

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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Recent Examples of hotshot The original film, which followed Cruise as the hotshot fighter pilot, was released in 1986. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Fire crews from Gardner, Rye and Spanish Peaks fire departments and a hotshot crew all responded to the fire, officials said. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026 The trade floor was awash with ’empty’ books that were part of a protest being run by former Silicon Valley hotshot Ed Newton-Rex, who managed to get 10,000 authors to put their name behind the stunt. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotshot

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Noun

There are a number of other businesses that may be AI-proof or even benefit from its growth, such as electric utilities, said Victor Matheson, an economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert in sports business.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The supplement glutathione, given through an IV or an inhaler-like machine called a nebulizer, has not been proven to be safe or effective and could expose firefighters to illness if there is contamination while it's produced, experts say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

Furthering the family connection to the Dutch master, van Uylenburgh’s niece, Saskia van Uylenburgh, went on to marry Rembrandt in 1634.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
Farnsworth holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications management from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of North Florida.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Lewis, a housing scholar at Sacred Heart University, said the project grew from her interest in housing inequality in Bridgeport and her desire to conduct research differently.

— Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Some scholars report average increases of more than 50 percent, while others suggest that certain households saw their water bills double or even triple.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Lest things get predictable, Tasjan’s adept at letting the music battle with the lyrics in a way that hints at how any experience is far more complex than we are led to believe.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

Definition of adept

Noun

Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
Peart was a one-of-a-kind virtuoso, one of the greatest drummers rock ever knew, his monstrously complex parts so intrinsic to Rush’s sound that the idea of replacing him long seemed unfathomable.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of virtuoso

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Sarin attack Among those executed in 2018 included guru Shoko Asahara and 12 former members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which orchestrated the 1995 sarin gas attacks on Tokyo's subway system that killed 14 people.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Travel guru Wendy Perrin reveals her family’s personal picks for best family vacations and family hotels.

— Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of guru

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The Cohen Building originally housed the Social Security Administration, an important piece of the New Deal legacy, and contains frescoes painted in the 1940s by famed artist Seymour Fogel on the entrance lobby walls, Okin said.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
And artists deserve a fair pay percentage for work that assists their employers in making profits.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of artist

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