hero
/hˈɪroʊ/
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Definitions
Noun
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
Noun
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
Noun
someone who fights for a cause
Noun
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
Noun
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
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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
bomber
champion
Cuban sandwich
fighter
grinder
Hero of Alexandria
hero sandwich
Heron
hoagie
hoagy
Italian sandwich
paladin
poor boy
sub
submarine
submarine sandwich
torpedo
wedge
zep