HERO Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word hero. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HERO
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champion | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who has won first place in a competition • someone who fights for a cause • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adjective satellite • holding first place in a contest verb • protect or fight for as a champion | ||||||||
defender | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who cares for persons or property • a fighter who holds out against attack | ||||||||
guardian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who cares for persons or property | ||||||||
icon | nounn | |||||||
noun • (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface • a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface • a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church | ||||||||
idol | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a material effigy that is worshipped • someone who is adored blindly and excessively • an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | ||||||||
knight | nounn | |||||||
noun • originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit • a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) verb • raise (someone) to knighthood | ||||||||
legend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events • brief description accompanying an illustration | ||||||||
protagonist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • the principal character in a work of fiction | ||||||||
protector | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who cares for persons or property | ||||||||
rescuer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rescues you from harm or danger • someone who saves something from danger or violence | ||||||||
savior | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rescues you from harm or danger • a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | ||||||||
superman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with great powers and abilities • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | ||||||||
superstar | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | ||||||||
warrior | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone engaged in or experienced in warfare | ||||||||
role model | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone worthy of imitation | ||||||||
sub | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 • a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes verb • be a substitute | ||||||||
bomber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight • a person who plants bombs • 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 | ||||||||
fighter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) • a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air • someone who fights for a cause | ||||||||
grinder | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 • grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars • machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing • a machine tool that polishes metal | ||||||||
heron | nounn | |||||||
noun • grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||||||||