Phrase guide

unsung hero

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who accomplishes great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بطل مجهول — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無名英雄 /无名英雄 (wúmíng yīngxióng) — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Finnish: tuntematon sankari — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • German: stiller Held — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • German: unbeachteter Held — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Hungarian: észrevétlen/néma/csendes hős — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Hungarian: nem eléggé méltányolt/elismert/dicsért/magasztalt hős — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Japanese: 縁の下の力持ち (en no shita no chikaramochi) — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Swahili: shujaa asiyejulikana — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition
  • Thai: ปิดทองหลังพระ (bpìt-tɔɔng-lǎng-prá) — one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition