hero
noun/ˈhɪrəʊ/
(plural heroes)
Слово англійською: hero
Переклад hero українською: богати́р, геро́й
Детальний опис
- 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.
- the main character in a story, novel, film, etc., especially the main male character
- The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
- action heroes like Chris Hemsworth
Wordfinder- anti-hero
- baddy
- character
- goody
- hero
- love interest
- narrator
- protagonist
- trait
- villain
- 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.
- (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 OriginMiddle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs.