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

His second novel, John Henry Days, features a modern-day version of the titular folk hero—intent on breaking a record not for the sledgehammering of steel but for consecutive days attending PR events. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper out of contract with his second-division Portuguese pro club, became an overnight folk hero. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II became a folk hero to strangers this week. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

The titular nomad needed, perhaps, an actor with a little more mischief and roguishness to sell his transformation from conman to folk hero (Harrison Ford, 55 at the time, may have been a good alternative). — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for folk hero

• subzero
• biro
• spiro
• zero
• superhero