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- 1. a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities: "a war hero" Similar Opposite
- 2. another term for submarine North American
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The meaning of HERO is a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability. How to use hero in a sentence.
noun. a man distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, fortitude, etc. a man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field. classical myth a being of extraordinary strength and courage, often the offspring of a mortal and a god, who is celebrated for his exploits.
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. The original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of glory and honor.
HERO definition: 1. a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great…. Learn more.
HERO meaning: 1. a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈhɪərəʊ/. /ˈhɪrəʊ/. (plural heroes) a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good. a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war) a hero of the First World War. one of the country’s national heroes. His charity work has made him something of a local hero.
A hero is someone who does fantastic things that people love. The guy who rescues a skater from a frozen pond is a hero. A hero can be the main character of a story, too, if people root for him. Spiderman is the hero of the comic series: he's the central character, but he also saves people.
Hero, in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for any figure celebrated in the ancient legends of a people or in such early heroic epics as Gilgamesh, the Iliad, Beowulf, or La Chanson de Roland.
What does the noun hero mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hero. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
the main male character in a story, novel, movie, etc. The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. Definition of hero noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
