Associations to the word «Hero»

Wiktionary

HERO, noun. Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary deeds.
HERO, noun. A role model.
HERO, noun. The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
HERO, noun. (US) A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
HERO, noun. (food styling) (chiefly attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
HERO, proper noun. (greekmyth) Any of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by Leander.
HERO, proper noun. (rare) A female given name of English-speakers.
HERO CALL, noun. (poker slang) a call, usually on the river, made with a weak hand.
HERO CALLS, noun. Plural of hero call
HERO ENGINE, noun. An aeolipile.
HERO ENGINES, noun. Plural of Hero engine
HERO SANDWICH, noun. (US) A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
HERO WORSHIP, noun. Extravagant admiration for great people, likened to the ancient worship of heroes.

Dictionary definition

HERO, noun. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain".
HERO, noun. The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem.
HERO, noun. Someone who fights for a cause.
HERO, noun. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century).
HERO, noun. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god.
HERO, noun. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her.
HERO, noun. 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.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King