hero
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- noun
Synonyms for hero
protagonist
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- protagonist
- leading man
- lead actor
- male lead
- principal male character
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Synonyms for hero
a person revered especially for noble courage
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Synonyms for hero
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
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the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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someone who fights for a cause
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits
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(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
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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)
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