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The Britannica Dictionary dark horse 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• dark horse (noun)

dark horse noun plural dark horses dark horse noun plural dark horses Britannica Dictionary definition of DARK HORSE [count] 1 : a person (such as a politician), animal, or thing that competes in a race or other contest and is not expected to win

• The Democrat from Utah has gone from being a dark horse to the front-runner in the campaign for President.
• The movie is a dark horse for the award.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 British : a person who has interesting qualities or abilities that most people do not know about

• He is a dark horse, but I did find out that he once played football professionally.

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