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hero

noun

the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
O
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhɪɹ.oʊ

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Definitions

noun

  1. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

noun

  1. 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

  1. someone who fights for a cause

noun

  1. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

noun

  1. a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

    “RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”

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Example Sentences

RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain

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