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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The early Robin Hood was no polished folk hero, Jones says, but a violent, devout yeoman pushed to society’s edge by corrupt officials. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 The alleged shooter, Luigi Mangione, with his distinctive bone structure and resentment at the company after years of severe pain from a broken back, became an unlikely folk hero. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Mangione is the 27-year-old accused of killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare and touted by some as a sort of folk hero for his anticapitalist manifesto. Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 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 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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