darkhorse
See also: dark horse
English
Alternative forms
- dark-horse
Etymology
dark + horse
Adjective
darkhorse (not comparable)
- Having the character of a dark horse.
- 2009, January 23, “Ron Reed”, in Quirky but still the wheel deal:
- “He's a highly intelligent boy but a bit of a different character,” says Alan Peiper, the Australian who directs the big American team Columbia-Highroad, for which Hansen is a darkhorse contender in the Tour Down Under.
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