Synonyms of HEROES

noun

1. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

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2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

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3. someone who fights for a cause

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   • FIGHTER14
   • HERO7
   • PALADIN10

4. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

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   • HERON8

   Also: 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

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6. (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

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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

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   • GRINDER9
   • HERO7
   • HOAGIE10
   • HOAGY12
   • SUB5
   • SUBMARINE13
   • TORPEDO10
   • WEDGE10
   • ZEP14

   Also: hero sandwich, cuban sandwich, italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine sandwich.