1. (n.)hero a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his bravedeeds and noble qualities.
2. hero any person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.
3. hero the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.
4. hero a person who is greatly admired; idol.
5. hero (in antiquity) an individual possessing godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity.
6. (n.)Hero a legendary priestess of Aphrodite and the lover of Leander.
Definition of 'HERO'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)hero a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
2. (noun)hero the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3. (noun)champion, fighter, hero, paladin someone who fights for a cause
4. (noun)Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
5. (noun)hero (classical mythology) a being of greatstrength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
6. (noun)Hero (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her loverLeander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7. (noun)bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep a largesandwich 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
1. (noun)hero sb who is admired for doing bravethings a war hero; The firefighters were treated as heroes.
2. hero the most important male character in a book, play, movie, etc. the hero of the movie
3. hero sb you admire greatly As a young writer, Dostoevsky was his hero.
Definition of 'HERO'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)HERO an illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules
2. (noun)HERO a man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or centralpersonage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person