darkhorse

See also: dark horse

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dark +‎ horse.

Adjective

darkhorse (not comparable)

  1. Having the character of a dark horse.
    • 2009 January 23, Ron Reed, “Quirky but still the wheel deal”, in Herald Sun‎[1], archived from the original on 10 August 2009:
      “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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