hero

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},
       {hero}, {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: {Hero}, {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}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban
       sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
       {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
    

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