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 new movie sees Jackman portray the legendary English folk hero and takes on a gritty, darker look at the character than past films have attempted.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The story is that a tiny country believed and a journeyman goalkeeper became a folk hero overnight.
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Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The folk hero makes a few elliptical appearances, along with the bluesmen, scholars, and Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths who shaped his legend.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The folk hero who cannot be pinned down The earliest Hoja tales likely originated in central Anatolia – in what is now Turkey – around the 13th century and then traveled rapidly in the region.
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Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The story is that a tiny country believed and a journeyman goalkeeper became a folk hero overnight.
—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The folk hero makes a few elliptical appearances, along with the bluesmen, scholars, and Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths who shaped his legend.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The folk hero who cannot be pinned down The earliest Hoja tales likely originated in central Anatolia – in what is now Turkey – around the 13th century and then traveled rapidly in the region.
—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 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 1 Jul. 2026.
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