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hotshot

noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.
  6. Highly skilled.
  7. Displaying talent.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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