Definition of Hero

  • 1. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength Noun
  • 2. The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem Noun
  • 3. Someone who fights for a cause Noun
  • 4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Noun
  • 5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god Noun
  • 6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Noun
  • 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 Noun

Morphology of "hero"

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Synonyms for word "hero"

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Hyponims for word "hero"