folk hero
11Hero — For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). Heroism and Heroine redirect here. For the film, see Heroism (film). For other uses of Heroine, see Heroine (disambiguation). good guy redirects here. For other uses, see The Good Guys (disambiguation).… …
12Folk music of England — Pentangle performing in 2007 Folk music of England refers to various types of traditionally based music, often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music, for which evidence exists from the later medieval period. It has been… …
13Folk — Volk redirects here. For other uses, see Volk (disambiguation). For other uses, see Folk (disambiguation). The English word Folk is derived from a Germanic noun, *fulka meaning people or army (i.e. a crowd as opposed to a people in a more… …
14hero — he|ro W3 [ˈhıərəu US ˈhırou] n plural heroes [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: heros, from Greek] 1.) a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave →↑heroine ▪ He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a… …
15folk — /fohk/, n. 1. Usually, folks. (used with a pl. v.) people in general: Folks say there wasn t much rain last summer. 2. Often, folks. (used with a pl. v.) people of a specified class or group: country folk; poor folks. 3. (used with a pl. v.)… …
16folk — [[t]fo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ folks (folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1.) 1) N PLURAL: usu with supp You can refer to people as folk or folks. Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid... These are the… …
17folk — I. noun (plural folk or folks) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High German folc people Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a group of kindred tribes forming a nation ; people 2. the great proportion of the members… …
18hero */*/ — UK [ˈhɪərəʊ] / US [ˈhɪroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms hero : singular hero plural heroes 1) a) someone who has done something brave, for example saving a person s life or risking their own life a war hero The sisters were treated as local heroes …
19hero — he|ro [ hırou ] (plural he|roes) noun count ** 1. ) someone who has done something brave, for example saving a person s life or risking their own life: a war hero The sisters were treated as local heroes after rescuing a two year old boy from… …
20hero — Synonyms and related words: Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, acme, actor, antagonist, antihero, apotheosis, beau ideal, best type, big name, bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion, character, chutzpanik,… …
