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Hero is derived from the ancient Greek word hērōs. What does hērōs mean?

hero

[heer-oh] / ˈhɪər oʊ /




NOUN
submarine sandwich
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He was Clifford Clinton, a local hero as founder of Clifton’s renowned cafeterias.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

By the time Stewart’s final voyage with “Star Trek” debuted in 2020, Picard was less of a Starfleet hero than a wise man exhausted by politics and cruelty.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mao remains officially revered as the hero of the communist revolution and founder of the People's Republic of China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Early Wednesday morning, with winter looming, they stayed alive with a barrage of simple contact that turned Pratt’s hero moment into a footnote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ama took us here to find the legendary hero Benefo, just so he could betray us and deliver us to Nansi with same-day shipping.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The entrance of the dingy space includes a display of “Faces of South Texas,” which includes Selena, Nolan Ryan, Tom Landry, and some war heroes.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

We can credit the actor’s innate emotional agility for his commitment to every part, or a versatility earned over decades of playing many major heroes and villains the Bard scribbled onto parchment.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

During his speech, Moe Tun held up a scarf bearing the names and ages of Myanmar's "fallen heroes and innocent civilians."

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, transports you into the rousing, aggressively optimistic world of space travel, with its grainy footage, scratchy voices and real-life heroes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Humans no longer have any heroes to protect them. None of the caliber of the legends of old, like Gilgamesh."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

To mix it up, leftovers can easily be made into meatball heros.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021

I’m sure the jobless, teachers, medical heros and first responders can sleep well tonight knowing these two gentlemen can survive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020

It is completely self-serving for the author to portray himself or herself, along with fellow resistors, as heros.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018

This film is powerful and perhaps if more people could see it, then the this brave caotain, crew and unselfish, island heros could get some desperately needed help.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016

This world iz phull ov heros and heroines, and the reason whi so menny ov them live unnoticed iz bekause they adorn every day life and not an ockashun.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw


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