noun (plural heroes)
1 a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing sth brave or good:
a war hero (= sb who was very brave during a war) * The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home. * one of the country's national heroes
2 the main male character in a story, novel, film/movie etc:
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
3 a person, especially a man, that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have:
my childhood hero
4 (AmE) = SUBMARINE(2)
seealsoHEROINE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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