folk hero
noun
: a person who is greatly admired by many people of a particular kind or in a particular place
He has become a folk hero in his home state because of the work he has done to help poor children.
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Elevating their resistance folk hero is one way of deflecting that.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Or are Canadians putting an unreasonable expectation on a folk hero?
—John Branch, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Ex-Boston Bruin Brad Marchand is becoming something of a folk hero during his brief stay with the Panthers.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
This frame, the folk hero sees one of his years-old projects rise to a special new peak.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Or are Canadians putting an unreasonable expectation on a folk hero?
—John Branch, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Ex-Boston Bruin Brad Marchand is becoming something of a folk hero during his brief stay with the Panthers.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
This frame, the folk hero sees one of his years-old projects rise to a special new peak.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for folk hero
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“Folk hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20hero. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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