Definition of "hotshot" []

• Slang A person of impressive skill and daring, especially one who is highly successful and self-assured. (noun)
• A nonstop freight train. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "No, it got bumped off period. .check again hotshot, it's not on the next page or the page after that."
• "A young hotshot is on his way across country to the west coast to start a big-bucks career."
• "How many times has that been rehashed with cheesy effects (War of the Worlds 2005 version, Day After Tomorrow, etc) But minus the father and son team up I am sold on the sophisticated plot, maybe they can bring in some hotshot from the CIA or the NSA too?"