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| 1. | [ noun ] a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength | |
| Examples: | "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" |
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| Related terms: | leader Job Arminius | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (theater) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem | |
| Related terms: | character | |
| 3. | [ noun ] someone who fights for a cause | |
| Synonyms: | fighter champion paladin | |
| Related terms: | defender infracaninophile crusade | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god | |
| Related terms: | mythical_being classical_mythology | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her | |
| Related terms: | mythical_being Greek_mythology | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (mathematics,Greek antiquity) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | |
| Synonyms: | heron hero_of_alexandria | |
| Related terms: | inventor mathematician | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (food) 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: | grinder hero_sandwich hoagie hoagy Cuban_sandwich Italian_sandwich poor_boy sub submarine submarine_sandwich torpedo wedge zep bomber | |
| Related terms: | sandwich | |
| Similar spelling: |
her Herr heir Heer hear Heyer hewer Heuer Heier Heare Herrea here Hera |
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