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 the case of the health care executive, the suspect charged with the killing has been celebrated as a kind of folk hero to some on the left.
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Denver, led by Front Range folk hero Russell Wilson, wiped away a 21-point deficit at Chicago in 2023.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Their bullpen, the source of so much angst for three months – up to and including the two games of the Wild Card Series against Cincinnati – is again acting dependably, and as the ninth-inning guy Roki Sasaki is moving ever closer to folk hero status.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Movie follows the true story of the 1977 kidnapping that turned aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Denver, led by Front Range folk hero Russell Wilson, wiped away a 21-point deficit at Chicago in 2023.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Their bullpen, the source of so much angst for three months – up to and including the two games of the Wild Card Series against Cincinnati – is again acting dependably, and as the ninth-inning guy Roki Sasaki is moving ever closer to folk hero status.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Movie follows the true story of the 1977 kidnapping that turned aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Folk hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20hero. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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