folk heronoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfəʊk ˌhɪə.rəʊ/us/ˈfoʊk ˌhɪr.oʊ/someone who is popular with and respected by ordinary people:
The mayor is still a folk hero in Chicago's black community.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Heroes and cowards
- a big/great girl's blouse idiom
- adventurer
- baby
- candy-ass
- chicken
- cur
- daredevil
- fainthearted
- fallen idol
- girl
- heroine
- idol
- knight errant
- marshmallow
- pantheon
- sissy
- sook
- superhero
- wimp
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