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hero
noun(he-ro)
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: bomber, cuban sandwich, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep,
hero
noun(he-ro)
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Synonyms: hero of alexandria, heron,
hero
noun(he-ro)
someone who fights for a cause
Synonyms: champion, fighter, paladin,
hero
noun(he-ro)
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
Examples:
RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain.
hero
noun(he-ro)
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
hero
noun(he-ro)
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
hero
noun(he-ro)
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

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