HERO

(noun) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
(noun) 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
synonyms : bomber , cuban sandwich , grinder , hero sandwich , hoagie , hoagy , italian sandwich , poor boy , sub , submarine , submarine sandwich , torpedo , wedge , zep
(noun) (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
(noun) someone who fights for a cause
synonyms : champion , fighter , paladin
Nelson Mandela was the champion of the abolishment of apartheid in the African countries. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(noun) (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
(noun) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
"RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
(noun) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
synonyms : hero of alexandria , heron

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