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he·ro Listen to audio/ˈhiroʊ/ noun
plural heroes or in sense 3 heros
[count] 1 a : a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities
He returned from the war a national hero. the hero of a rescue She was a hero for standing up to the government.
b : a person who is greatly admired
a football hero His father has always been his hero. He has always been a hero to his son. Hero can refer to either a man or a woman, but it is often used to refer specifically to a man. The specific word for a woman who is brave and admired is heroine.see also folk hero
2 : the chief male character in a story, play, movie, etc.
The hero [=protagonist] of the film is a fisherman.
3 plural usually heros US : submarine sandwich

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