Hero

He·ro ¹  (hîr)

n. Greek Mythology

A priestess of Aphrodite beloved by Leander.

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he·ro  (hîr)

n. pl. he·roes

1. In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods.

2. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life: soldiers and nurses who were heroes in an unpopular war.

3. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field: the heroes of medicine. See Synonyms at celebrity.

4. The principal male character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

5. Chiefly New York City See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.

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[Earlier heroe, back-formation from heroes, heroes, from Latin hrs, pl. of hrs, from Greek; see ser-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Many writers now consider hero, long restricted to men in the sense "a person noted for courageous action," to be a gender-neutral term. It is used to refer to admired women as well as men in respected publications, as in this quotation from The Washington Post: "Already a national hero in her economically troubled South Korea, . . . [Se Ri] Pak is packing galleries at [golf] tournaments stateside." The word heroine is still useful, however, in referring to the principal female character of a fictional work: Jane Eyre is a well-known literary heroine. Ninety-four percent of Usage Panelists accept this usage.

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hero

Noun

pl -roes

1. the principal male character in a novel, play, etc.

2. a man of exceptional courage, nobility, etc.

3. a man who is idealized for having superior qualities in any field [Greek hērōs]

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Hero  (hr) First century ce.

Greek mathematician who wrote on mechanics and invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines. He also developed a formula for determining the area of a triangle.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hero - a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
	2.	hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
	3.	hero - someone who fights for a cause paladin, champion, fighter defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
	4.	Hero - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Hero of Alexandria, Heron
	5.	hero - (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
	6.	Hero - (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	7.	hero - 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 Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

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hero

noun 1. protagonist, leading man, lead actor, male lead, principal male character

noun 2. star, champion, celebrity, victor, superstar, great man, heart-throb Brit. conqueror, exemplar, celeb (informal) megastar (informal) popular figure, man of the hour

noun 3. idol, favourite, pin-up (slang) fave (informal)

Translations

hero [pl heroes] [ˈhɪərəu] n → héroe m;

(in book, film) → protagonista m

hero [ˈhɪərəu] [heroes , pl ] n → héros m

hero [ˈhɪərəu] [heroes , pl ] n → Held m;

(idol) → Idol nt

hero [pl heroes] [ˈhɪərəu] n → eroe m

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hero

n hero [ˈhiərəu]

1 a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.held, heldinبَطَلгеройhrdina, -kaheltder Heldήρωαςhéroe; heroínakangelaneقهرمانsankari, sankaritarhéros, héroïneגִיבּוֹרवीरheroj, junakhőspahlawanhetjaeroe; eroina英雄영웅didvyrisvaroniswiraheldhelt; heltinnebohaterheróierou, eroinăгеройhrdina, -kajunakherojhjälte, hjältinnaวีรบุรุษkahraman英雄геройہیرو، محبوبanh hùng英雄

2 the chief male person in a story, play etc The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.held, hoofkarakterبطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّهглавен геройhrdina, -kahelt; hovedpersonder Heldήρωας, πρωταγωνιστήςprotagonista, personaje principal(pea)tegelaneقهرمانpäähenkilö, sankarihéros, héroïneגִיבּוֹרनायकglavno lice (lik)hőspelaku utamasöguhetjaeroe; eroina主人公남자 주인공herojusvaronisheroheldhovedpersonbohaterheróierou, eroinăгеройhrdina, -kajunakjunakhuvudperson, hjälte, hjältinnaวีรบุรุษkahraman主角головний геройکسی کہانی کا مرکزی کردارnhân vật nam chính男主角

adj heroic [hiˈrəuik]

1 very brave heroic deeds.heldhaftig, dapperبُطوليхрабърheroickýheroisk; helteagtigheldenhaftηρωικός, γενναίοςheroicokangelaslikقهرمانانهsankarillinenhéroïqueשֶׁל גְבוּרָהवीरतापूर्णjunackihősiesgagah beranihetjulegureroico勇敢な영웅적인didvyriškasvaronīgssungguh beraniheldhaftigheltemodig, heroiskbohaterskiheróico(în mod) eroicгероический, геройскийhrdinskýjunaškiherojskihjältemodig, heroiskกล้าหาญkorkusuz, cesur, kahramanca英雄的геройськийعظیم کارنامہdũng cảm英雄的

2 of heroes heroic tales.helde-tipeمُتَعَلِّق بالأبْطالгероиченbohatýrskýhelte-Helden-...ηρωικός, που έχει σχέση με ήρωαheroicokangelas-حماسیsankari-héroïqueהֵירוֹאִיवीरतापूर्णjunacki, herojskihősikepahlawananhetju-eroico英雄の영웅의didvyriųvaroņu-wirahelden-helte-heroicznyheróicodespre eroiгероический, эпическийbohatierskyjunaškiherojskehjälte-กล้าหาญkahramanlık, kahramanlarla ilgili歌頌英雄的героїчнийعظیم سورما شخص سے متعلقthuộc về những anh hùng歌颂英雄的

adv heˈroically

heldhaftig, dapperبصورَة بطوليَّهгеройскиhrdinskyheroiskt; heltemodigtheldenhaftηρωικάheroicamentekangelaslikultبطورقهرمانانهsankarillisestihéroïquementבִּגְבוּרָהसाहस के साथjunackohősiesendengan beranihetjulegaeroicamente勇敢に영웅답게didvyriškaivaronīgidgn beraniheldhaftigheltemodig, heroiskbohaterskoheroicamenteeroicгероическиhrdinskyjunaškoherojskihjältemodigt, heroisktอย่างกล้าหาญkahramanca, yiğitçe英雄地геройськи; героїчноشجاعت سےmột cách anh dũng; oanh liệt英雄地

n heroism [ˈherəuizm]

great bravery The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.heldhaftigheidبُطولَهгероизъмhrdinstvíheltemod; heroismedas Heldentumηρωισμόςheroísmokangelaslikkusدليریsankarillisuushéroïsmeגְבוּרָהवीरताjunaštvohősiességkepahlawananhetjuskapureroismo英雄的行為용맹didvyriškumas, heroizmasvaronībakeperwiraanheldhaftigheidheltemot, heroismebohaterstwoheroísmoeroismгероизмhrdinstvojunaštvoherojstvohjältemod, heroismวีรกรรมkahramanlık, yiğitlik英雄行為героїзмغیر معمولی بہادریchủ nghĩa anh hùng英雄行为

n ˈhero-worship

very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person. heldevereringعبادَة البَطَلбоготворенеkult hrdinůheltedyrkelsedie Heldenverehrungλατρεία των ηρώωνculto a los héroessangarikultusقهرمان پرستیsankarinpalvontaculte des hérosהַעֲרָצָהवीरों की उपासना या पूजाobožavanje heroja; nekriticko obožavanjehőskultuszpemujaanhetjudÿrkunculto degli eroi, venerazione英雄崇拝영웅 숭배garbinimasvaroņkults; pielūgsmepemujaanheldenvereringheltedyrking/-kultuskult bohateraadoraçãocultul eroilor(чрезмерное) преклонениеkult hrdinovkult junakovobožavanjehjältedyrkanระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษtapınma英雄崇拜палке шанування; поклонінняسورماؤں کی پرستشsự tôn thờ英雄崇拜

v

to show such admiration for (someone) The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.verafgod, vereerيعبُد البطلбоготворяuctívattilbede; dyrkeverehrenidolatrarjumaldamaپرستیدنpalvoa sankarinaidolâtrerלְהַעֲרִיץआराधना करनाobožavati nekriticki, poput herojahősként imádmemujadÿrkaidolatrare英雄視する...을 영웅으로서 숭배하다garbintipielūgtmemujavererendyrke, tilbe, forgudeubóstwiaćadorara idolatrizaпреклоняться (перед кем-л.)uctievaťoboževatiobožavatidyrka som en hjälte, se upp till ngn som till en hjälteระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษtapınmak把...當作英雄來崇拜палко шануватиکسی اہم شخص کو مثالی سمجھناtôn thờ女主角

the heroine (not heroin ) of the story.