darkhorse

See also: dark horse

English

Alternative forms

  • dark-horse

Etymology

dark +‎ horse

Adjective

darkhorse (not comparable)

  1. 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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