Definition of hero
heroes
1a : a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or abilityb : an illustrious warriorc : a person admired for achievements and noble qualitiesd : one who shows great courage
2a : the principal male character in a literary or dramatic workb : the central figure in an event, period, or movement
3 plural usually heros : submarine 2
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Examples of hero in a Sentence
A motto of his hero, Thomas Edison, is inscribed on a favorite sweatshirt : “To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” —Britt Robson, Mother Jones, May/June 2008
Greater authors—Arthur Conan Doyle most notably—have been in the same dilemma when seeking closure. And, like Conan Doyle, Rowling has won imperishable renown for giving us an identifiable hero and a fine caricature of a villain, and for making a fictional bit of King's Cross station as luminous as a certain address on nearby Baker Street. —Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 12 Aug. 2007
Here's a novel by a decorated war hero with a fictional Middle Eastern desert war at its core. It pits an American-led coalition against a potentially lethal enemy … —Lorenzo Carcaterra, People, 3 June 1991
Other physicists, long wedded to the notion that nothing can escape from a black hole, have generally come to accept that discovery. And the stuff emitted from little black holes (and big ones too, but far more slowly) is now called Hawking radiation. “In general relativity and early cosmology, Hawking is the hero,” says Rocky Kolb, a physicist at Fermilab in Illinois. —Leon Jaroff, Time, 8 Feb. 1988
He returned from the war a national hero.
the hero of a rescue
She was a hero for standing up to the government.
His father has always been his hero.
He has always been a hero to his son.
Recent Examples of hero from the Web
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Her character was also a victim of abuse, alienation and imprisonment who had to delve into her traumatic past as a test subject in order to grow into a hero.
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Democrats evoked President-elect Donald Trump, a working class hero in coal country, in pressing for more benefits.
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Doss experienced beatings, harassment and ultimately a court-martial over his beliefs before being thrust into the brutal battle at Hacksaw Ridge on Okinawa, and becomes a hero, saving countless men while others retreat.
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Zidane became a national hero after leading France to its first World Cup triumph, in 1998, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil in Paris.
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Shiite leaders from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and elsewhere have lauded him as a hero and condemned his execution, and protesters have carried his photograph through streets of many cities.
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And that's when our hero should have gone looking for help.
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And so five United States senators—Vietnam veterans, heroes, some of them really incredible heroes—wrote George a letter and said, 'Apologize.'
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Nonetheless, Palestinian children grow up in a culture in which suicide bombers are rock stars, sports heroes, and religious idols rolled into one.
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Origin and Etymology of hero
Latin heros, from Greek hērōs
First Known Use: circa 1522
Hero
Definition of Hero
: a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander
Recent Examples of hero from the Web
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Her character was also a victim of abuse, alienation and imprisonment who had to delve into her traumatic past as a test subject in order to grow into a hero.
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Democrats evoked President-elect Donald Trump, a working class hero in coal country, in pressing for more benefits.
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Doss experienced beatings, harassment and ultimately a court-martial over his beliefs before being thrust into the brutal battle at Hacksaw Ridge on Okinawa, and becomes a hero, saving countless men while others retreat.
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Zidane became a national hero after leading France to its first World Cup triumph, in 1998, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil in Paris.
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Shiite leaders from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and elsewhere have lauded him as a hero and condemned his execution, and protesters have carried his photograph through streets of many cities.
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And that's when our hero should have gone looking for help.
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And so five United States senators—Vietnam veterans, heroes, some of them really incredible heroes—wrote George a letter and said, 'Apologize.'
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Nonetheless, Palestinian children grow up in a culture in which suicide bombers are rock stars, sports heroes, and religious idols rolled into one.
These example sentences are collected from online sources. Help us improve them by sending feedback.
Origin and Etymology of hero
Latin, from Greek Hērō
First Known Use: 14th century
HERO Defined for English Language Learners
hero
playDefinition of hero for English Language Learners
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: a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities
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: a person who is greatly admired
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: the chief male character in a story, play, movie, etc.
HERO Defined for Kids
hero
playDefinition of hero for Students
heroes
1 : a person admired for great deeds or fine qualities We study heroes of our nation's history.
2 : a person who shows great courage The firefighters were heroes.
3 : the chief male character in a story, play, or poem
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