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folk heroes

folk heroes is the plural of folk hero.

Meaning of folk hero

Noun

folk hero (plural folk heroes)

  1. A real or mythical person who is widely revered by ordinary people, for championing their interests, values, or aspirations.
    • That hallowed American folk hero, the lean cowboy with six-gun at hip, swinging smoothly into the saddle—somehow he never had to go to school to learn that stuff.1966 June 10, “Vocational Education: Cowhand School”, in Time

Questions about folk heroes

What is folk heroes the plural of?
Folk heroes is the plural of folk hero.

Words near folk heroes in the dictionary

  1. folk etymology
  2. folk football
  3. folk healer
  4. folk healers
  5. folk hero
  6. folk heroes
  7. folk horror
  8. folk house
  9. folk houses
  10. folk illness
  11. folk illnesses

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