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folk hero
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folk hero
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folk hero
noun
plural
folk heroes
folk hero
noun
plural
folk heroes
Learner's definition of FOLK HERO
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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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