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, “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.

Derived terms

• darkhorse candidate