hotshot

Other forms of hotshot

plural

hotshots·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hotshot

What does hotshot mean?

hotshot means "someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field".

How many syllables are in hotshot?

hotshot has 2 syllables: hot-shot. The stress falls on "hot". In IPA it is /ˈhɑˌʃɑt/.

What is another word for hotshot?

Close synonyms include ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hotshot a common word?

hotshot is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hotshot?

13 words rhyme with hotshot. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.