Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Hero

• (n.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
• (n.) A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.
• (n.) The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid.

Synonyms of Hero

• Champion
• Fighter
• Paladin
• Hero
• Heron
• Hero Of Alexandria
• Hero
• Bomber
• Grinder
• Hero Sandwich
• Hoagie
• Hoagy
• Cuban Sandwich
• Italian Sandwich
• Poor Boy
• Sub
• Submarine
• Submarine Sandwich
• Torpedo
• Wedge
• Zep

Antonyms of Hero

Homophones of Hero

• Hiro