Meanings
adjectivedarkhorse (not comparable)
alternative dark-horse
- not comparableHaving the character of a dark horse.
“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.
2009 January 23, Ron Reed, “Quirky but still the wheel deal”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2009
Origin
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APA
darkhorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkhorse
MLA
“darkhorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkhorse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkhorse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkhorse.
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