a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain'

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

someone who fights for a cause

[ Syn: champion , fighter , paladin ]

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 ]

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

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

[ Syn: hero ]

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 ]