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Darkhorse vs Highflyer - What's the difference?

darkhorse | highflyer |

As an adjective darkhorse

is having the character of a dark horse.

As a noun highflyer is

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darkhorse

English

Alternative forms

* dark-horse

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the character of a dark horse
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 23, Ron Reed, Quirky but still the wheel deal, Herald Sun citation
    • , passage="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. }}

    highflyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 8 , author=Chris Bevan , title=Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Championship highflyers almost got their reward for a resilient performance on their first visit to the Emirates, surviving a flurry of first-half Arsenal chances before hitting back with a classic sucker punch. }}