local hero

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Noun

local hero (plural local heroes)

  1. A person who is regarded as a hero in local society.
    Synonym: toast of the town
    • 1855, Richard Ford, A Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 3rd edition, page 473:
      [] and this took place in Estremadura, where their local hero Paredes, according to Cervantes, stopped entire legions with his single sword.
    • 1991 August, Mark Blackwell, “Anchorage, Alaska”, in Spin, →ISSN, page 52:
      Mary Lou, who became a local hero in 1984 for outrunning a grizzly bear, ran her Fun House bar for 40 years before closing it in favor of the gift shop and liquor store.
    • 1992, Bruce Springsteen (lyrics and music), “Local Hero”, in Lucky Town:
      They get their local hero / Somebody with the right style / They get their local hero / Somebody with just the right smile

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