folk hero
1folk hero — noun A hero in the eyes of the ordinary people, or in the traditions of a people • • • Main Entry: ↑folk * * * folk hero UK US noun [countable] [singular folk hero plural …
2folk hero — folk .hero n someone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done ▪ Casey Jones is a well known American folk hero …
3folk hero — folk ,hero noun count someone who is admired for their achievements by the ordinary people of a particular region …
4Folk hero — A folk hero is type of hero, real or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the… …
5folk hero — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms folk hero : singular folk hero plural folk heroes someone who is admired for their achievements by the ordinary people of a particular region …
6folk hero — noun Culture. A hero, in reality or mythology, who is loathed by the rich and powerful but idolized by the common people, often stealing from or rebelling against the former to make life better for the latter. Convicted killer Devin Moore is… …
7folk hero — noun (C) someone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done: Casey Jones is a well known American folk hero …
8folk hero — Synonyms and related words: big name, celebrity, constellation, cynosure, figure, galaxy, great man, hero, heroine, idol, immortal, important person, lion, luminaries, luminary, man of mark, master spirit, name, notability, notable, person of… …
9folk hero — /ˈfoʊk hɪəroʊ/ (say fohk hearroh) noun a person who is remembered with respect and affection by the general populace …
10Mary Watson (folk hero) — Mary Watson (1860–1881), was an Australian folk heroine. Mary Watson was 21 years old and had been married less than eighteen months when she died of thirst on No. 5 Island in the Howick Group off Cape Flattery in Far North Queensland, Australia …
