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hero

/ hero /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
Type of:
character role theatrical role
noun Sense 2
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
Type of:
mythical being
Domain:
Greek mythology
noun Sense 3
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
Type of:
mythical being
Domain:
classical mythology
noun Sense 4
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
"RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
Type of:
leader
Kinds of:
Arminius Armin Hermann Job
noun Sense 5
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Type of:
inventor discoverer artificer
noun Sense 6
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
Type of:
sandwich
noun Sense 7
someone who fights for a cause
Type of:
defender guardian protector
Derived:
crusade fight press campaign push
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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character role theatrical role mythical being leader Arminius Armin Hermann Job inventor discoverer artificer