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- [hot shot]
- /hɒt ʃɒt/
- /hɒt ʃɒt/
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- [hot shot]
- /hɒt ʃɒt/
Definitions of hot shot words
- noun hot shot incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire. 1
- noun hot shot hotshot (defs 4, 6). 1
- noun hot shot very important person, high achiever 1
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Origin of hot shot
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hot shot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hot shot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hot shot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hot shot
adj hot shot
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
- fearless — without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
noun hot shot
- doer — a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- generator — a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
- eager beaver — a person who is excessively diligent or overly zealous.
- mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
Antonyms for hot shot
adj hot shot
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- timid — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
noun hot shot
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
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