great white hope (English, noun)
expansion: great white hope (plural great white hopes)
Senses:
glosses: A highly skilled white/Caucasian challenger for leadership in a field whose top ranks are dominated by non-Caucasians; especially a field which was once dominated by white Caucasians, and is now dominated by those of black-African descent.
glosses: A person expected to succeed and bring prestige to their native group.
Forms:
form: great white hopes
tags: plural
form: white hope
tags: alternative