hero

Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.

Noun

Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
- My mom died a hero on duty.
- "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...
- Every cancer victim is a true hero. - 1993, Susanne Baxandall with Prasuna Reddy, The Courage to Care: The Impact of Cancer on the Family:
A role model.
The protagonist in a work of fiction.
- 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...
- Satan is wrongly called the hero of Paradise Lost. He is really the villain-hero or the counter-hero - 1992, Karuna Shanker Mishra, The Tragic Hero Through the Ages, page 242:
The current player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
- Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.
A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses.
Synonyms: hero sandwich more at submarine sandwich
The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed, as in food advertising, or with props used in a movie.
- The preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food. - 2003, Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver, Encyclopedia of...
- 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, Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann...
- The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene. - 2008, David Random, Defying Gravity, page 24:
The eye-catching top portion of a web page, sometimes including a hero image; the portion above the fold.
The standout component of a dish; the part of a dish that should take center stage on the palate.

Origin

From Middle English heroes, from Old French heroes, from Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demi-god, hero”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”); if so, related to Latin servo (“protect”). Displaced Middle English heleð, haleð, from Old English hæleþ, hæle.

Verb

To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
- “I don’t think so.” He grinned hugely, revealing smoker’s teeth and halitosis that would fell a rhino. “I don’t think you want to be heroing off just yet. I don’t think you've had a good time in ages.” - 2009, Kessler,...
To praise or laud.
To bring attention to; to highlight; to spotlight.