Hero

From open-dictionary.com - the free dictionary.

Table of contents

1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun

1.2.1 Translations

1.2.1.1 Translations to be checked

1.3 Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Greek hērōs

Noun

hero (plural heroes)

A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
A role model.
The main male protagonist in a work of fiction.
A champion.
A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses.

Translations

person of great bravery

Dutch: held m, heldin f
French: héros m
German: Held m
Italian: eroe m

Swedish: hjälte c

role model

main male protagonist

Dutch: held m, hoofdrolspeler m

Swedish: hjälte c

champion

sandwich

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

Chinese: 英雄 (yingxiong), 勇士 (yongshi)
Czech: hrdina m
Finnish: sankari, päähenkilö (2)
Japanese: 英雄 (eiyu), 勇者 (yusha)
Slovak: hrdina m, hrdinka f
Russian: герой m

Derived terms

pl:hero

WordNet Definitions

seven

1. hero -- (a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain").
2. hero -- (the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem).
3. champion, fighter, hero, paladin -- (someone who fights for a cause).
4. 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. hero -- ((classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god).
6. Hero -- ((Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her).
7. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep -- (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).

About Open Dictionary

Open Dictionary

New Frontier Information Network

open-dictionary.com

Mozilla Firefox

Opera

Microsoft Internet Explorer