local hero

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandhero

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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hero
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈhɪr.oʊ/
a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved ...
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(Definition oflocalandherofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal hero

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I particularly liked the reference to being thelocalhero.
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The local hospital was endowed by the local inhabitants with a memorial to the memory of alocalhero.
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No doubt he must be thelocalhero.
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He brought down petty crimes and became alocalhero.
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He is alocalhero, despite being only semi-literate, and having no formal higher education.
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I salute a greatlocalheroand shall miss him very badly.
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Returning as a medallist andlocalherohe was reinstated, but died the next year of typhoid.
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His success at protecting the women makes him something of alocalhero, although his real identity is not known.
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However, he is always challenged in a duel by somelocalherowho will eventually defeat him.
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When he went to buy it, the clerk told him it was a picture of alocalhero.
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He is famous for his comedy acting and has hosted many shows rendering him a popularlocalhero.
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Two years later a statue of thelocalherowas erected in the town and still stands today.
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He is crowned alocalheroand with the backing from the press, he returns to manage the newly rebuilt centre in series five.
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This leads to him to become alocalhero.
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He is regarded as alocalhero.
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Morris hoped this would make him alocalheroand ensure his election as sheriff.
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Nationalists believed that by frequenting the graves of these local heroes and heroines, they would receive new energy and courage to fight colonialism.
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He was namedlocalheroafter this.
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Kit then becomes alocalhero.
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He is alocalhero.
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