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.

Examples of folk hero in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But her long and complicated relationship with the Ukrainian folk hero Klitschko — regarded by many boxing insiders as one of the most physically and mentally dominant heavyweight champions of all time — was less known to casual fans. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai was named after Malala of Maiwand, the folk hero famous for rallying Afghan forces against the British during the Second Afghan War. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Mangione has become some sort of folk hero to some and cited by some charged with other crimes. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Case in point, comments under the Winona Police Department’s press release were overwhelmingly positive, celebrating the act of vandalism and making a local folk hero of whoever’s responsible. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for folk hero

• subzero
• biro
• spiro
• zero
• superhero