hero, n.
(heroes)
freq. cnt. 30
(heroes)
freq. cnt. 30
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 19
hero
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"RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
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the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
hero
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someone who fights for a cause
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
champion fighter hero paladin
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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.food>
Cuban sandwich Italian sandwich bomber grinder hero hero sandwich hoagie hoagy poor boy sub submarine submarine sandwich torpedo wedge zep
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(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
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hero
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