Top synonyms for “hero”: bomber, champion, cuban sandwich, fighter, grinder, hero of alexandria, hero sandwich, heron, and 11 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
- (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
- (noun)(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
- (noun)someone who fights for a cause
- (noun)(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- (noun)a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength“RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”
- (noun)Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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What is another word for "hero"?
Common synonyms for "hero" include bomber, champion, cuban sandwich, fighter, grinder, hero of alexandria. Our thesaurus lists 19 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "hero" mean?
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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