"culture hero" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-culture hero.ogg [Australia] Forms: culture heroes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|culture heroes}} culture hero (plural culture heroes)
  1. (idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period. Wikipedia link: culture hero Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: culture-hero Related terms: folk hero Translations (person renowned as the exemplar of the values of a society): 文化英雄 (wénhuà yīngxióng) (Chinese Mandarin), tarusankari (Finnish), héros culturel (French), Kulturheros (German), 文化英雄 (bunka eiyū) (Japanese), культу́рный геро́й (kulʹtúrnyj gerój) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-culture_hero-en-noun-zSUngVMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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