folk hero
noun
: 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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The fury against health insurers is so pervasive that some people view Mangione as a vigilante folk hero.
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 13 May 2025
Mangione became a polarizing figure after his arrest, as some labeled him a folk hero due to anger against the insurance industry, while others condemned the act.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
What followed, researchers say, was a viral wave of memes that turned Mangione into a folk hero.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Elevating their resistance folk hero is one way of deflecting that.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 13 May 2025
Mangione became a polarizing figure after his arrest, as some labeled him a folk hero due to anger against the insurance industry, while others condemned the act.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
What followed, researchers say, was a viral wave of memes that turned Mangione into a folk hero.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Elevating their resistance folk hero is one way of deflecting that.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Folk hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20hero. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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