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hero
A	noun
	1	hero
			the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚acting; playing; playacting; performing ╚portrayal; characterization; enactment; personation ╚character; role; theatrical role; part; persona ╚hero
	2	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
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚nutriment; nourishment; nutrition; sustenance; aliment; alimentation; victuals ╚dish ╚snack food ╚sandwich ╚bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
	3	Hero
			(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚ability; power ╚creativity; creativeness; creative thinking ╚imagination; imaginativeness; vision ╚imaginary being; imaginary creature ╚mythical being ╚Hero
	4	champion, fighter, hero, paladin
			someone who fights for a cause
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚preserver ╚defender; guardian; protector; shielder ╚champion, fighter, hero, paladin
	5	hero
			(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚ability; power ╚creativity; creativeness; creative thinking ╚imagination; imaginativeness; vision ╚imaginary being; imaginary creature ╚mythical being ╚hero
	6	hero
			a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚leader ╚hero ╚Job ╚Arminius; Armin; Hermann
	7	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)
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚scientist; man of science ╚mathematician ╚Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria

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"hero"
Holding out for a hero!
"to consider oneself a hero" or "to consider oneself as a hero"?
Big damn hero
he came home a hero
Protagonist vs hero
Hero or heroine?
hero in the movie?
Why isn't the term "super hero" in wordreference?
to illuminate//light up//lighten/brighten the hero on the stage
You are my hero
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