A writer, musician, artist, or other public figure who is greatly admired by a relatively small audience or is influential despite limited commercial success.
the group were cult heroes on the US college rock circuit before finding worldwide fame in the 90s
Example sentencesExamples
This self-taught artist has become a popular cult hero, adored by the public if not always by the critics.
If he doesn't wake up and work on his flaws, he'll end up an out-of-control cult hero and little more.
The victory elevated McGowan to a cult hero within the company.
Playing that style has helped make him a cult hero for a relatively anonymous team in Nashville, just like he's been everywhere else he's played.
The Ramones were cult heroes until they called a halt in 1996, but they never really hit it as big as their imitators.
In the US he is an unlikely cult hero as he writes a popular underground comic book based on his humdrum life.
A real cult hero, he scored both goals as Leicester won last season's Worthington Cup.
His incongruous style has made him a cult hero in Barcelona.
The character, voiced by Frank Oz, trained Luke Skywalker to defeat Darth Vader and is a cult hero among devotees.
Having made the leap from underground cult heroes to Gold-selling record-sellers in the space of one album, the Welsh rockers get a little bit darker with their second long-player.
The artists behind gig posters are revered cult heroes.
Definition of cult hero in US English:
cult hero
noun
A writer, musician, artist, or other public figure who is greatly admired by a relatively small audience or is influential despite limited commercial success.
the group were cult heroes on the US college rock circuit before finding worldwide fame in the 90s
Example sentencesExamples
The Ramones were cult heroes until they called a halt in 1996, but they never really hit it as big as their imitators.
This self-taught artist has become a popular cult hero, adored by the public if not always by the critics.
In the US he is an unlikely cult hero as he writes a popular underground comic book based on his humdrum life.
If he doesn't wake up and work on his flaws, he'll end up an out-of-control cult hero and little more.
The victory elevated McGowan to a cult hero within the company.
The artists behind gig posters are revered cult heroes.
Having made the leap from underground cult heroes to Gold-selling record-sellers in the space of one album, the Welsh rockers get a little bit darker with their second long-player.
His incongruous style has made him a cult hero in Barcelona.
A real cult hero, he scored both goals as Leicester won last season's Worthington Cup.
Playing that style has helped make him a cult hero for a relatively anonymous team in Nashville, just like he's been everywhere else he's played.
The character, voiced by Frank Oz, trained Luke Skywalker to defeat Darth Vader and is a cult hero among devotees.