hotshot vs specialist

hotshot

noun
  • Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. 

  • A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about. 

  • A fast freight train. 

  • A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. 

verb
  • To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. 

adj
  • Displaying talent. 

  • Highly skilled. 

specialist

noun
  • Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. 

  • A stenotopic species. 

  • A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery. 

  • Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal. 

  • An organism that is specialized for a particular environment. 

adj
  • Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic. 

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