Hero

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.
     a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is 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 U. S., such as {hero},
     {grinder}, and {submarine}.


  
     Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban
          sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
          submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.
     A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely
     cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,
     lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced
     variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;
     called also {hoagie}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {grinder},
     {sub}, {submarine}, {poor boy}, and {Italian sandwich}. A
     single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very
     large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings
     and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sub \Sub\, n.
     1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]
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     2. a shortened form of {submarine}, the boat.
        [PJC]
  
     3. a shortened form of {submarine sandwich}; also called
        {hero}, {hero sandwich}, and {grinder}.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. {Heroes} (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F.
     h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.]
     1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after
        death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
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     2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or
        fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage
        in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or
        illustrious person.
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              Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody.
                                                    --Emerson.
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     3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or
        the person who has the principal share in the transactions
        related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey,
        and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
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              The shining quality of an epic hero.  --Dryden.
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     {Hero worship}, extravagant admiration for great men, likened
        to the ancient worship of heroes.
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              Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever
              exist, universally among mankind.     --Carlyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hero
       n 1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and
            strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of
            Britain"
       2: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
       3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter},
          {paladin}]
       4: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
          determine the area of a triangle and who described various
          mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Heron}, {Hero of
          Alexandria}]
       5: (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage
          celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a
          mortal and a god
       6: (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself
          when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the
          Hellespont to see her
       7: 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 [syn: {bomber}, {grinder},
           {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian
          sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine
          sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
       [also: {heroes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  135 Moby Thesaurus words for "hero":
     Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, acme, actor,
     antagonist, antihero, apotheosis, beau ideal, best type, big name,
     bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion,
     character, chutzpanik, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador,
     constellation, cue, cynosure, danseur noble, decorated hero,
     defeater, demigod, demigoddess, diva, easy winner, ego ideal,
     exemplar, fat part, feature attraction, feeder, fighting cock,
     figure, first tragedian, folk hero, galaxy, gallant, gamecock, god,
     goddess, godkin, godlet, godling, good soldier, great man,
     headliner, heavy, heavy lead, heroine, ideal, idol, immortal,
     important person, ingenue, jeune premier, knight, lead, lead role,
     leading lady, leading man, leading woman, lines, lion, luminaries,
     luminary, man of courage, man of mark, master, master spirit,
     mirror, name, notability, notable, paladin, pancratiast, paragon,
     part, person, person of note, personage, phoenix, piece, pleiad,
     pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, prima ballerina, prima donna,
     principal, protagonist, public figure, role, runner-up,
     shining example, shoo-in, side, singer, social lion, somebody,
     soubrette, stalwart, star, straight part, subduer, subjugator,
     superstar, supporting character, supporting role, sure winner,
     the brave, tiger, title role, top dog, triumpher, valiant,
     valiant knight, vanquisher, victor, villain, walk-on, walking part,
     warrior, winner, worthy