Hero

Quick meaning: Hero is a noun meaning Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.

Meaning

Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.

More Meanings

1. A role model.
2. The protagonist in a work of fiction.
3. (New York) A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses.
4. (web design) The eye-catching top portion of a web page, sometimes including a hero image; the portion above the fold.
5. (cooking) The standout component of a dish; the part of a dish that should take center stage on the palate.
6. (poker) The current player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
7. (film, photography, chiefly attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed, as in food advertising, or with props used in a movie.

Example Sentences

My mom died a hero on duty.

Every cancer victim is a true hero.

She is my hero, my heart, my baby till the end of time,” said Gabby's father

Satan is wrongly called the hero of Paradise Lost. He is really the villain-hero or the counter-hero

Word Forms

• heroes
• heros
• heroing
• heroeing
• heroed

Synonyms for hero

Depending on context, synonyms include bully, daredevil, goodie, Hector, lion, lionheart.

Antonyms for hero

Common opposites include antihero, coward, villain.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include champion, paladin, fighter, hoagy, wedge, bomber.

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