- unsung hero
- great person who has not been honored or praised, behind the scenes
The mothers of the graduates are the unsung heroes. The mothers are Homework Supervisors!
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Unsung Hero (magazine) — Unsung Hero , also known as Uhero Magazine , was a music magazine publication based out of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was an American magazine devoted to unsigned music and popular culture, centralized in the mid atlantic region of the United… … Wikipedia
unsung hero — noun One who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them … Wiktionary
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award — The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award is given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who has made a substantive, yet unrecognised contribution to sport. The award was first given in 2003.Winners: *2003 Nobby Woodcock from the… … Wikipedia
hero — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ He was one of the great football heroes of his day. ▪ genuine, real, true ▪ all time … Collocations dictionary
hero — he|ro W3 [ˈhıərəu US ˈhırou] n plural heroes [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: heros, from Greek] 1.) a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave →↑heroine ▪ He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hero */*/ — UK [ˈhɪərəʊ] / US [ˈhɪroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms hero : singular hero plural heroes 1) a) someone who has done something brave, for example saving a person s life or risking their own life a war hero The sisters were treated as local heroes … English dictionary
hero — he|ro [ hırou ] (plural he|roes) noun count ** 1. ) someone who has done something brave, for example saving a person s life or risking their own life: a war hero The sisters were treated as local heroes after rescuing a two year old boy from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsung — adjective not praised or famous for something you have done although you deserve to be: unsung hero: Liam was an unsung hero during the crisis … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hero — n. a conquering; folk; local; military, war; national; popular; unsung hero * * * [ hɪ(ə)rəʊ] folk local military national popular unsung hero war a conquering … Combinatory dictionary
unsung — adjective Date: 15th century 1. not sung 2. not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse) < an unsung hero > … New Collegiate Dictionary
