Hero

Noun

 * 1) A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
 * 2) A role model.
 * 3) The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
 * 4) A champion.
 * 5) An unwilling sufferer of an act of terrorism, terminal disease, or other tragedy.
 * 6) A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich
 * 7) Someone who possesses supernatural powers (in fiction) such as Superman.

Adjectives for Hero
unambitious; grotesque; noble; ghostly; beauteous; self-made; admirable; wonder-working; overbearing; martyred; spiritual; chivalrous; scatterbrained; ornithological; fettered; picturesque; classic; omnipresent; unassuming; stalwart; fabulous; incompetent; energetic; honored; renowned; contemporary; mythic; legendary; vulgar; gentle; immaculate; doughty; stout;worthy; transcendental; portentous; immortal; barbarous; discomfited; erring; illustrious; incomparable; splendid.

Verbs for Hero
acclaim—; admire—; cheer—; decorate—; distinguish—; emulate—; enhance—; esteem —; glorify—; hail as—; honor—; identify oneself with—; indebt to—; pity—; respect —; reverence—; shoulder—; supplant—; sympathize with—; venerate—; worship—; —achieves; —braves; —conquers; —courts; —deserves; —excels in; —fades; —regales; —rescues; —rises; —suffers; —withers.

Synonyms for Hero

 * grinder, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, po' boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge

Derived terms

 * action hero
 * heroic
 * heroics


 * heroism
 * unsung hero
 * superhero

Thesaurus
heroine, beau ideal, best type, big name, bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion, character, chutzpanik, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, constellation, cue, cynosure, danseur noble, decorated hero, defeater, demigod, demigoddess, diva, easy winner, ego ideal, exemplar, fat part, feature attraction, feeder, fighting cock, figure, first tragedian, folk hero, galaxy, gallant, gamecock, god, goddess, godkin, godlet, godling, good soldier, great man, headliner, heavy, heavy lead, heroine, ideal, idol, immortal, important person, ingenue, jeune premier, knight, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, lines, lion, luminaries, luminary, man of courage, man of mark, master, master spirit, mirror, name, notability, notable, paladin, pancratiast, paragon, part, person, person of note, personage, phoenix, piece, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, prima ballerina, prima donna, principal, protagonist, public figure, role, runner-up, shining example, shoo-in, side, singer, social lion, somebody, soubrette, stalwart, star, straight part, subduer, subjugator, superstar, supporting character, supporting role, sure winner, the brave, tiger, title role, top dog, triumpher, valiant, valiant knight, vanquisher, victor, villain, walk-on, walking part, warrior, winner, worthy

Etymology
Via heros: from  ἥρως: from. Related to Latin servo:. Replaced Old English hæleþ.

Pronunciation

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Translations

 * Albanian:, heroinë
 * Arabic: بطل, بطلة,  أبطال
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azeri: qəhrəman, qoçaq, igid
 * Bulgarian:, , , юнак
 * Catalan: heroi, heroïna
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: heroo
 * Estonian: kangelane,sangar, heeros, kangelased
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: גבור
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: pahlawan
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 勇者
 * Japanese:, 勇者


 * Kazakh:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: didvyris, didvyrė , didvyriai
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: ,
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gaisgeach, laoch ,
 * Serbian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: วีรบุรุษ
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: anh hùng
 * Volapük: heroedan,  hiheroedan,  jiheroedan
 * Welsh: arwr, gwron
 * West Frisian:
 * Yiddish: העלד
 * Yiddish: העלד


 * Armenian:
 * Czech: vzor (also for females), vzory
 * Esperanto: heroo
 * Estonian: eeskuju
 * Greek: ,


 * Macedonian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbian:
 * Swahili:
 * Turkish: rol modeli


 * Arabic: نصير, بطل
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: heroi, heroïna
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 主角
 * Czech:, hrdinka,
 * Dutch: held, hoofdrolspeler
 * Esperanto: heroo
 * Finnish: päähenkilö, sankari
 * French: ,
 * German:, Hauptfigur
 * Greek: ,
 * Japanese:


 * Lithuanian: herojus
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: главный герой,,  главная героиня
 * Scottish Gaelic: gaisgeach, laoch , ban-ghaisgeach
 * Serbian:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: başkahraman,


 * Esperanto: heroo
 * Estonian: tshempion
 * Greek: υπερασπιστής, υπέρμαχος


 * Swahili:
 * Turkish:, şampiyonlar

Anagrams

 * heor
 * hoer

Verb

 * 1) to love