Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun great_white_hope

1 sense of great white hope

Sense 1
white hope, great white hope -- (someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy")
       => hope -- (someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory")