unsung hero en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) One who accomplishes great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them.
Embedded computers are the unsung heroes of modern life.
2002, John Catsoulis, “Foreword”, in Designing Embedded Hardware, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page xi:
Forms
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| unsung heroes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
hu észrevétlen/néma/csendes hős (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · fi tuntematon sankari (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · hu nem eléggé méltányolt/elismert/dicsért/magasztalt hős (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · th ปิดทองหลังพระ (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · de stiller Held (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · sw shujaa asiyejulikana (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · cmn 無名英雄 /无名英雄 (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · de unbeachteter Held (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · ja 縁の下の力持ち (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition) · ar بطل مجهول (one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition)