hero

  • 41hero — Synonyms and related words: Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, acme, actor, antagonist, antihero, apotheosis, beau ideal, best type, big name, bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion, character, chutzpanik,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42HERO — I. HERO puella formosissima, ex Sesto Thraciae urbe ad Hellespontum sita, Veneris sacerdos, cuius mutuo amore correptus Leander Abydenus adolescens, noctu eius causâ Hellespontum volebat traicere. Verum cum ahquando nimio am atae desiderio, mari… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 43hero — noun plural heroes (C) 1 a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave: He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a national hero. | war hero (=a soldier who was very brave in a war) 2 the man or boy who is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44hero — {{11}}hero (n.1) late 14c., man of superhuman strength or physical courage, from L. heros hero, from Gk. heros demi god (a variant singular of which was heroe), originally defender, protector, from PIE root *ser to watch over, protect (Cf. L.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 45hero — /ˈhɪəroʊ / (say hearroh) noun (plural heroes) 1. a person of distinguished courage or performance. 2. someone invested with heroic qualities in the opinion of others: *And our wives and sweethearts greet us, / Their heroes from the Overland who… …

  • 46hero — hoagie hoagie, hoagy hoagy . a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is 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 U. S., such as… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47Hero's — Le Hero s, était une organisation japonaise de combat libre ou MMA. En réalité le Hero s était une branche du K 1; la plus grande organisation de kick boxing au monde. Voir aussi Combat libre K 1 Liens externes (ja) Site officiel …

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  • 48hero — Sub Sub, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of {submarine}, the boat. [PJC] 3. a shortened form of {submarine sandwich}; also called {hero}, {hero sandwich}, and {grinder}. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49hero — submarine sandwich sub ma*rine sand wich, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50Hero No. 1 — Infobox Film name = Hero No. 1 starring = Govinda Karishma Kapoor Kader Khan Paresh Rawal director = David Dhawan language = Hindi music = Anand Milind released = 21 February 1997 imdb id = 0119285| Hero No.1 is a 1997 bollywood comedy film… …

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