HERO


Meaning of HERO in English

(~es)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

The ~ of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who usually has good qualities.

The ~ of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929.

= protagonist

? villain

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2.

A ~ 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 ~ who had inspired millions.

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3.

If you describe someone as your ~, you mean that you admire them a great deal, usually because of a particular quality or skill that they have.

My boyhood ~ was Bobby Charlton...

= idol

N-COUNT: usu sing, with poss

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