hot-dogger

Noun

hot-dogger (plural hot-doggers)

1. (slang) One who hot dogs; a sporting show-off.
   • Although Mr. Bird earned the power he felt through round-the-clock practice, he did not wish to rule the basketball courts alone, Mr. Levine notes. As early as his high school days, Mr. Bird's philosophy was to be a team player, not a hot-dogger.1988 December 11, Carrie Rickey, “A Rhinoceros Among the Gazelles”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2009
   • He loved the job. But he was not a hot-dogger; he was a soft-spoken, unassuming man who cared deeply for what he called “the critters” and wanted to catch the bad guys who were doing them harm.2005 August 28, Lauren Kessler, “The Cult of the Cycads”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015