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
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Bushnell’s fatal protest turned him into an instant folk hero among some anti-war and pro-Palestinian activists.
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Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
DiMaggio, a center fielder known as the Yankee Clipper, remains a folk hero.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2024
By then, Michael was already well on his way to becoming, for some, a local folk hero.
—Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is far from the first criminal, alleged or otherwise, to be valorized as a folk hero on the internet.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2024
Yay, meme-stock speculators!), but Dano is perfectly cast as the basement investor/everyman/folk hero Keith Gill, a.k.a.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
And Maggie's dog Bubba, who helped prosecutors prove Alex was actually at the crime scene, has become a local folk hero.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
Overnight, the shop’s owner became a folk hero for a community that has felt beaten down and frightened amid a surge in overt antisemitism.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
The life of a right-wing folk hero can be a busy (and profitable) one.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
DiMaggio, a center fielder known as the Yankee Clipper, remains a folk hero.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2024
By then, Michael was already well on his way to becoming, for some, a local folk hero.
—Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is far from the first criminal, alleged or otherwise, to be valorized as a folk hero on the internet.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2024
Yay, meme-stock speculators!), but Dano is perfectly cast as the basement investor/everyman/folk hero Keith Gill, a.k.a.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
And Maggie's dog Bubba, who helped prosecutors prove Alex was actually at the crime scene, has become a local folk hero.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
Overnight, the shop’s owner became a folk hero for a community that has felt beaten down and frightened amid a surge in overt antisemitism.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
The life of a right-wing folk hero can be a busy (and profitable) one.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
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“Folk hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20hero. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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