WHITE HOPE


Meaning of WHITE HOPE in English

1. a person who is expected to accomplish much in a given field: the white hope of the American theater.

2. Sports. (formerly) a white man who had a good chance of winning the heavyweight boxing championship from a black man.

[ 1905-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .