young gun
English
editEtymology
editPossibly a play on young'un.
Noun
edityoung gun (plural young guns)
- (informal) A new or rising talent or star; rising star.
- 2021 January 30, Tanya Sweeney, “The Irish architect who became the ‘megamansion king’ of LA”, in The Irish Times[1]:
- […] McKillen – not a man to entrust just anyone to build his homes – clearly had huge faith in the young gun.
Translations
editrising star — see rising star