HERO (heroes)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hero mean?
• HERO (noun)
The noun HERO has 7 senses:
1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3. someone who fights for a cause
4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7. 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
Familiarity information: HERO used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• HERO (noun)
Meaning:
A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Instance hyponyms:
Armin; Arminius; Hermann (German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19))
Job (a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him)
Meaning:
The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...):
character; part; persona; role; theatrical role (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play)
Meaning:
Someone who fights for a cause
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
paladin; champion; hero; fighter
Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...):
defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)
Meaning:
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hero of Alexandria; Heron; Hero
Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
Meaning:
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...):
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
sub; poor boy; Italian sandwich; hoagy; hoagie; hero sandwich; grinder; Cuban sandwich; zep; submarine sandwich; wedge; torpedo; submarine; bomber; hero
Hypernyms ("hero" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
