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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In addition to his connection with the Washington State coaching staff, Salmon had another link to the program in New Zealand folk hero Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei, who went to high school in the same town where Salmon grew up and played at Wazzu in the late 2010s.
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Kelly is a folk hero who committed murders and robberies in the late nineteenth century.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
The Johnny Appleseed Festival (mid-September) honors Fort Wayne's connection to the folk hero, while Taste of the Arts (late August) combines culinary samples with visual and performing arts.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Even some mainstream elements of the Republican Party embraced him as a modern folk hero.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Kelly is a folk hero who committed murders and robberies in the late nineteenth century.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
The Johnny Appleseed Festival (mid-September) honors Fort Wayne's connection to the folk hero, while Taste of the Arts (late August) combines culinary samples with visual and performing arts.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Even some mainstream elements of the Republican Party embraced him as a modern folk hero.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
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 15 Mar. 2026.
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