hero
noun
/ˈhɪərəʊ/
1 a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good
a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war)
a hero of the First World War
one of the country’s national heroes
His charity work has made him something of a local hero.
The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home.
Scientists like her are typically unsung heroes (= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be).
He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
Collocations
adjective
verb + hero
hero + verb
hero + noun
preposition
hero to
phrases
be no hero
give somebody a hero’s welcome
receive a hero’s welcome
2 the main male character in a story, novel, film, etc.
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
action heroes like Bruce Willis
3 a person that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have
my childhood hero
hero to somebody
He became a hero to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms.
4 (also submarine, submarine sandwich, sub (all North American English)) a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food Word Origin