Hero

noun
'hiroʊ

Noun

  • a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

    RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain

    Type of:Leader
  • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

    Similar:BomberGrinderHoagieHoagySub
    Type of:Sandwich
  • someone who fights for a cause

    Type of:ProtectorShielderDefender
  • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

    Similar:Heron
  • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

  • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

    Type of:PartPersonaRole
  • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

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