Hero
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- US IPA: /hɪɹoÊŠ/, /hiËɹoÊŠ/
- UK IPA: /hɪəɹəʊ/
- Canada IPA: /hɛəɹoʊ/
Alternative forms
Origin
From Old French heroes, from Latin hÄ“rÅs ("hero"), from Ancient Greek á¼¥Ïως (hÄ“rÅs, "demi-god, hero"), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ("to watch over, protect")
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000)
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (1999)
. Related to Latin servo ("protect"). Replaced Old English hæleþ.
Full definition of hero
Noun
hero
(plural heroes)- A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
- 1986, August 10, Cancer victim some kind of hero, "I'm no hero," insists freckle-faced 14-year-old Freddie Hanberry. But to many of the young cancer patients, nurses and staff at University Medical Center here, he is as close as you can get. The "hero" talk began when a national magazine featured Hanberry, who has leukemia, in a special section called "100 New American Heroes."
- 1993, Susanne Baxandall, The Courage to Care: The Impact of Cancer on the Family, Every cancer victim is a true hero.
- 2011, September 12, Eileen Faust, 5-year-old Phoenixville cancer victim loses fight, She is my hero, my heart, my baby till the end of time,†said Gabby's father
- 2011, September 12, Jen Armstrong, Sherrill honors heroes of 9/11, Each flag represents a hero, Andrews said, whether a first responder or victim of 9/11, active, fallen, or retired military, special friend or family member.
- A role model.
- The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
- 1987, Kamil Zvelebil, Two Tamil Folktales: The Story of King Matan̲akÄma, The Story of Peacock RÄvaṇa, However, even this great hero of the story is somewhat of a simpleton (when he lets himself be crucially deceived by Peacock Ravana in Vibhisana's shape), and a weakling (when in spite of all his strength he is almost beaten by his own son, one of the rÄká¹£asas)
- 1992, The Tragic Hero Through the Ages, Satan is wrongly called the hero of Paradise Lost. He is really the villain-hero or the counter-hero
- A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
- (food styling, chiefly attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
- 2003, Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver, Encyclopedia of Food and CultureThe preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food.
- 2008, Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee, Brad G. Rogers, Food Styling for Photographers (page 8)Protect the hero food. Whether the hero items are on a table in the studio or in the refrigerator, freezer, etc., be sure they are identified as hero items and not for consumption.
- 2008, David Random, Defying Gravity (page 24)The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene.