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Synonyms for hero
ˈhɪər oʊher·o

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Wiktionary1.4 / 5 votes

  1. heronoun

    A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.

    Synonyms:
    submarine, po boy, submarine sandwich, sub, torpedo, poor boy, wedge, grinder, hoagie, hoagy

  2. heronoun

    A role model.

    Synonyms:
    hoagie, submarine sandwich, sub, grinder, po boy, torpedo, hoagy, submarine, wedge, poor boy

  3. heronoun

    The main protagonist in a work of fiction.

    Synonyms:
    poor boy, submarine sandwich, wedge, hoagy, grinder, hoagie, sub, po boy, torpedo, submarine

  4. heronoun

    A champion.

    Synonyms:
    sub, po boy, poor boy, submarine, wedge, hoagie, hoagy, submarine sandwich, torpedo, grinder

  5. heronoun

    A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.

    Synonyms:
    grinder, poor boy, po boy, wedge, torpedo, sub, hoagie, hoagy, submarine, submarine sandwich

  6. heronoun

    The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.

    Synonyms:
    sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, submarine, po boy, hoagie, grinder, poor boy, hoagy

Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 20 votes

  1. heronoun

    a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

    "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"

    Synonyms:
    wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

  2. heronoun

    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

    Synonyms:
    wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

  3. champion, fighter, hero, paladinnoun

    someone who fights for a cause

    Synonyms:
    belligerent, scrapper, zep, whiz, battler, maven, attack aircraft, protagonist, ace, paladin, whizz, friend, fighter aircraft, torpedo, booster, sub, hotshot, wiz, grinder, mavin, sensation, genius, star, submarine sandwich, title-holder, submarine, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, supporter, combatant, bomber, hoagy, adept, wedge, superstar, champ, hero sandwich, admirer, champion, hoagie, poor boy

  4. Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandrianoun

    Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

    Synonyms:
    wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

  5. heronoun

    (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

    Synonyms:
    wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

  6. Heronoun

    (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

    Synonyms:
    wedge, zep, sub, paladin, bomber, submarine, grinder, fighter, hero sandwich, champion, hoagy, submarine sandwich, poor boy, hoagie, torpedo

  7. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

    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:
    gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heronoun

    Synonyms:
    brave man

  2. heronoun

    Synonyms:
    principal character

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 1 vote

  1. HERO

    Synonyms:
    The Hirulog (bivalrudin) and Early Reperfusion or Occlusion (HERO)-2 Trial

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How to use hero in a sentence?

  1. Jason Day:

    Jordan Spieth was always my hero growing up and watching Jordan Spieth, back then we had antennas and a little turn-knob TV. We only had four or five channels back home. The only time I could get to watch Jordan Spieth was when Jordan Spieth played major championships. And the majority of time Jordan Spieth was playing in those tournaments when Jordan Spieth was in Jordan Spieth peak and Jordan Spieth was dominating.

  2. Thomas Massie:

    Everybody wants to be a hero by coming in and writing checks (for disaster aid). Those checks aren't backed up by anything. We're borrowing the money for all of this.

  3. Angie Martinez:

    We told him that he is our hero, if it wasn't for him, we probably never would have woken up.

  4. King Westbrook:

    It was beyond words. It made me proud that he found a way to cope with losing his hero in a way that allowed him to understand closure. But he is still having a hard time, i never knew it would touch as many people as it did. If Kian's beautiful memorial can bring a smile to people hurting from this terrible loss, that makes me proud as a father.

  5. President Nicolas Maduro:

    They were playing Rambo. They were playing hero.


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