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hero

/ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/noun2 syllables

Hero means: 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.

Synonyms for hero34

noun, as in 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

bomber, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep

noun, as in someone who fights for a cause

champion, fighter, paladin

noun, as in Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

Heron, Hero of Alexandria

also used for hero

more at submarine sandwich, the brave, bully, daredevil, good guy, goodie, Hector, knight in shining armor, lion, lionheart, thunderbolt, tiger, white hat, white knight, worthy

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What does hero mean?7

noun

1

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

2

someone who fights for a cause

3

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

4

(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

5

a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength“RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”

6

the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

7

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hero?2

two syllables

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Hero in a sentence

  • In this story, the hero is also the villain.Hybrid
  • One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.Zifre
  • A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies but one.Hybrid
  • He was a war hero, just like his dad.megamanenm
  • There's a hero, if you look inside your heart.beauzavier
  • If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?Igider
  • Hero is a venerable title, because of the price paid.icfindik
  • In many plays, the villain acts as a foil to the hero.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hero

as a noun

plural
heroes