"man of the hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-man of the hour.ogg [Australia] Forms: men of the hour [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men of the hour}} man of the hour (plural men of the hour)
  1. A man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: man of the moment, toast of the town Translations (man who has recently caught the attention of a large number of people): 受人矚目的人 (Chinese Mandarin), 受人瞩目的人 (shòu rén zhǔmù de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), päivän nimi (english: applies for both sexes) (Finnish), homme du moment [masculine] (French), 風雲児 (fūunji) (Japanese), homem da vez [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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