hero
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1. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem (noun.cognition)
2. 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 (noun.food)
hypernym | : | sandwich, |
definition | : | two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them (noun.food) |
3. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | mythical being, |
definition | : | an imaginary being of myth or fable (noun.person) |
domain category | : | greek mythology, |
definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
4. someone who fights for a cause (noun.person)
5. (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god (noun.person)
hypernym | : | mythical being, |
definition | : | an imaginary being of myth or fable (noun.person) |
domain category | : | classical mythology, |
definition | : | the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks (noun.group) |
6. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength (noun.person)
hypernym | : | leader, |
definition | : | a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | armin, arminius, hermann, |
definition | : | German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | job, |
definition | : | a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him (noun.person) |
7. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | mathematician, |
definition | : | a person skilled in mathematics (noun.person) |
8. someone who fights for a cause (noun.person)
derivation | : | champion, defend, |
definition | : | protect or fight for as a champion (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push, |
definition | : | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for (verb.social) |
derivation | : | champion, defend, |
definition | : | protect or fight for as a champion (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push, |
definition | : | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for (verb.social) |
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