FOLK HERO

Meaning of FOLK HERO in English

ˈfolk ˌhero BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who people in a particular place admire very much because of something they have done:

Casey Jones is an American folk hero.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

FOLK HERO — noun a person that people in a particular place admire because of sth special he or she has done
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK HERO — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Ferguson is flawless, a folk hero in two countries. ▪ He was a celebrated folk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLK HERO — Synonyms and related words : big name, celebrity, constellation, cynosure, figure, galaxy, great man, hero, heroine, idol, immortal, important person, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLK HERO — народный герой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK HERO — народный герой
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOLK HERO — народный герой
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOLK HERO — народный герой
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOLK HERO — народный герой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HERO — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hērō Date: 14th century a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander, II. biographical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HERO — I Mythological or legendary figure, often of divine descent, who is endowed with great strength or ability, like the heroes …
Английский словарь Британика
FOLK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) folk art folk dance folk music folk psychology
Английский словарь Британика
FOLK — I. ˈfōk noun ( plural folk or folks ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERO — ˈhē(ˌ)rō, ˈhi(- noun ( -es ) Etymology: back-formation from heroes, plural, from Middle English, from Latin, from Greek hērōes, plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERO — — herolike , adj. /hear"oh/ , n. , pl. heroes; for 5 also heros . 1. a man of distinguished …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLK — /fohk/ , n. 1. Usually, folks . ( used with a pl. v. ) people in general: Folks say there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLK — n. people; people who share a common background or way of life (i.e. country folk); cultural or ethnic group
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOLK — I. ˈfōk noun ( plural folk or folks ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HERO — I. Hero noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hērō Date: 14th century : a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HERO — noun an illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as hercules. …
Webster English vocab
HERO — [he.ro] n, pl heroes [L heros, fr. Gk heros] (14c) 1 a: a mythological or legendary figure often of divine …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOLK — [folk] n, pl folk or folks [ME, fr. OE folc; akin to OHG folc people] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HERO — in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERO — hero, Hero BrE AmE ˈhɪər əʊ AmE \ ˈhiː roʊ ˈhɪr oʊ — Preference poll, American English: ˈhiː roʊ 57%, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOLK — folk BrE AmE fəʊk § fəʊlk AmE foʊk ▷ folks fəʊks § fəʊlks AmE foʊks ▶ ˈ folk dance BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HERO — / ˈhɪərəʊ; NAmE ˈhɪroʊ; ˈhiː-/ noun ( pl. -oes ) 1. a person, especially a man, who is admired by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK — / fəʊk; NAmE foʊk/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (also folks especially in NAmE ) [ pl. ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERO — he ‧ ro W3 /ˈhɪərəʊ $ ˈhɪroʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural heroes ) [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOLK — I. ˈfolk ˌmusic BrE AmE ( also folk ) noun [uncountable] 1 . traditional music that has been played by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HERO — n. (pl. -oes) 1 a a man noted or admired for nobility, courage, outstanding achievements, etc. (Newton, a hero of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1 (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HERO — n. (pl. -oes) 1 a a man noted or admired for nobility, courage, outstanding achievements, etc. (Newton, a hero of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1 (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HERO — n. (pl. -oes) 1. a a man noted or admired for nobility, courage, outstanding achievements, etc. (Newton, a hero of …
Oxford English vocab
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1. (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Oxford English vocab
HERO — ( heroes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The hero of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK — ( folks) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: 'folk' can also be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: '~' can also be used …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HERO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a war hero ▪ At home he was hailed as a war hero. die a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLK — [noun] [U]Folk is modern music and songs that are written in a style similar to that of traditional music.I enjoy …
Cambridge English vocab
HERO — n. culture hero Hero and Leander Hero of Alexandria
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOLK — n. folk art folk dance folk music folk psychology
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HERO
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLK — Synonyms and related words : Everyman, John Doe, Public, acknowledged, admitted, animal kingdom, blood, body politic, breed, brood, citizenry, clan, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HERO — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great ▪ He was one of the great football ~es of his day. ▪ genuine …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HERO — n. 25B6; noun a war hero : BRAVE MAN, man of courage, man of the hour, lionheart, warrior; champion, victor, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HERO — n. 1 heroine, champion, exemplar, star, superstar, idol, ideal, man of the hour, luminary, notable, celebrity; knight, paladin, warrior She …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HERO — сущ. 1) а) герой conquering hero ≈ герой-победитель folk hero, popular hero ≈ народный герой military hero, war hero ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK — 1. сущ.; мн. folk или folks 1) (собир.; употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) а) люди, определенная группа людей just …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HERO — hero.ogg ʹhı(ə)r|əʋ n ( pl -oes -ʹhı(ə)rəʋz ) 1. герой national immortal hero - национальный бессмертный герой a hero of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOLK — folk.ogg fəʋk n 1. 1> собир. употр. с гл. во мн. ч. люди, народ country folk - сельское население, сельские …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOLK — вильчатый захват - fall folk - rise folk
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOLK — вильчатый захват - fall folk - rise folk
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HERO — hero сущ.1) а) герой conquering hero — герой-победитель folk hero, popular hero — народный герой military hero, war hero — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HERO — n ( pl -oes -ʹhı(ə)rəʋz ) 1. герой national immortal hero - национальный бессмертный герой a hero of the quill …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK — n 1. 1> собир. употр. с гл. во мн. ч. люди, народ country folk - сельское население, сельские жители old …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HERO — сущ. 1) а) герой conquering hero — герой-победитель folk hero, popular hero — народный герой military hero, war hero — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOLK — 1. сущ. ; мн. folk или folks 1) собир. ; употр. с гл. во мн. ч. а) люди, определенная группа …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HERO — сущ. 1) а) герой conquering hero — герой-победитель folk hero, popular hero — народный герой military hero, war hero — герой войны national hero — национальный …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOLK — 1. сущ.; мн. folk или folks 1) собир.; употр. с гл. во мн. ч. а) люди, определенная группа людей just plain folk — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HERO — _n. 1> герой; Hero of the Soviet Union - Герой Советского Союза; Hero of Socialist Labour - Герой Социалистического Труда …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOLK — _n. 1> (употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) люди; old folk - старики; rich folk - богачи; my folks - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HERO — n. 1. герой; Hero of the Soviet Union - Герой Советского Союза; Hero of Socialist Labour - Герой Социалистического Труда …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOLK — n. 1. (употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) люди; old folk - старики; rich folk - богачи; my folks - …
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