white hope

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt hohp]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt hoʊp/
- /waɪt həʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt hohp]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt hoʊp/

Definitions of white hope words

noun white hope a person who is expected to accomplish much in a given field: the white hope of the American theater. 1
noun white hope Sports. (formerly) a white man who had a good chance of winning the heavyweight boxing championship from a black man. 1
noun white hope a person who is expected to bring honour or glory to his group, team, etc 0
noun white hope any person who is expected to bring honor, glory, etc. to some group, place, etc. 0

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Origin of white hope

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for White hope

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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white hope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white hope usage trend in Literature

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