he·ro /ˈhɪəroʊ/
1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
synset: hero
2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
synset: hero
3. someone who fights for a cause
synset: champion, fighter, hero, paladin
4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
synset: Hero, Heron, Hero_of_Alexandria
5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
synset: hero
6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
synset: Hero
7. 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
synset: bomber, grinder, hero, hero_sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, Italian_sandwich, poor_boy, sub, submarine, submarine_sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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