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

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

Rhymes for folk hero

• subzero
• biro
• spiro
• zero
• superhero