transcription, транскрипция: [ hɪəroʊ ]
( heroes)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The hero of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who usually has good qualities.
The hero of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929.
= protagonist
≠ villain
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2.
A hero is someone, especially a man, who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people.
He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions.
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3.
If you describe someone as your hero , you mean that you admire them a great deal, usually because of a particular quality or skill that they have.
My boyhood hero was Bobby Charlton...
= idol
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