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'hero' - used as a noun
1. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
2. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
3. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
 4. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
5. someone who fights for a cause
6. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
7. 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

derived forms
1. Hero / Plural
heroes
2. Hero / Plural
Heros
Variations of 'hero'
  • artificer
  • character
  • defender
  • discoverer
  • guardian
  • inventor
  • leader
  • mathematician
  • mythical being
  • part
  • persona
  • protector
  • role
  • sandwich
  • shielder
  • theatrical role
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    A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward. - Click here to find out.
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