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   hero

   /ˈhɪərəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities: "a war hero" Similar brave manchampionman of couragegreat manman of the hourconquering herovictorwinnerconquerorlionheartwarriorpaladinknightwhite hatchevalierstaridolsuperstarmegastarcelebritycelebutanteluminarylionidealideal manparagonexemplarshining exampleperfect examplefavouritedarlingknight in shining armourknight on a white chargerbeau idéalinformal:celebOpposite cowardloser
   • ▪ the chief male character in a book, play, or film, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize: "the hero of Kipling's story" Similar male protagonistprincipal male characterprincipal male rolelead actorleadleading manleading rolemale leadstar rolestarring rolestar partmale starOpposite villain
   • ▪ (in mythology and folklore) a person of superhuman qualities and often semi-divine origin, in particular one whose exploits were the subject of ancient Greek myths.
   • ▪ the best or most important thing in a set or group: "jumpsuits are hands down our hottest hero piece right now"
   • 2. another term for submarine North American

   Word Origin Middle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs.

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   What does heroes mean?

   • These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. HEROES meaning: 1. plural of hero 2. plural of hero . Learn more.

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   What makes a person a hero?

   • A hero is someone who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. ...the goalscoring hero of the women's hockey team. They think you're some sort of hero.

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   Who is a hero in a story?

   • The hero of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who usually has good qualities. ...the author's decision to make his hero a photographer. A hero is someone who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions.

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   What does Hero mean in a sentence?

   • Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. 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.

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   What is the plural of Hero?

   • These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. HEROES definition: 1. plural of hero 2. plural of hero . Learn more.

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   Is a hero a male or female character?

   • But hero is now considered to be a gender-neutral word, and is also increasingly used to refer to a woman: a list of American heroes; Joan of Arc, a French hero. In the sense "the principal character in a story, play, etc.," a hero is male and a heroine is female: Margaret is the novel’s heroine.

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   hero. noun [ C ] us / ˈhɪər·oʊ / plural heroes (female heroine, us / ˈher·oʊ·ɪn /) Add to word list. a person admired for bravery, great achievements, or good qualities. literature. The hero is the main character of a story, play, or movie.

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     HERO meaning: 1. a person who is admired for having done...

   • Znaczenie Hero, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     HERO definicja: 1. a person who is admired for having done...

   • Hero: Catalan Translation

     HERO translate: heroi, heroïna, protagonista, entrepà. Learn...

   • Hero: Italian Translation

     HERO translate: eroe, eroe, protagonista, panino imbottito,...

   • Hero: Malay Translation

     HERO translate: wira, hero. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Hero: German Translation

     HERO translate: der Held, der Held. Learn more in the...

   • Hero: Arabic Translation

     HERO translate: بَطَل, بَطَل, اسْم نوع مِن الساندويتشات...

   • Hero: Indonesian Translation

     HERO translate: pahlawan, pelaku utama. Learn more in the...

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   They are sung and unsung heroes, (mostly) ordinary people doing extraordinary things. From the Cambridge English Corpus There were no heroes or founding fathers to become the subject of later mythology.

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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.

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   being or relating to a person or animal noted for special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities, especially bravery or devotion to duty; heroic: A hero cat helped a firefighter spot a small child in a burning building. (in advertising and marketing) especially notable, important, or central:

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   A hero is someone who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. ...the goalscoring hero of the women's hockey team. They think you're some sort of hero. Synonyms: star, champion, celebrity, victor More Synonyms of hero.

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   Camera guys are really the unsung heroes of the news business. I mean, here is one of the greatest heroes of 20th century, one of the greatest heroes ever, expressing this fear. The morbid, unspoken problem with studying real-life heroes is that they have a tendency to die.

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    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.