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Synonyms for hero

Most common

poor boy submarine hoagie bomber champion fighter

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Champion

champion, fighter, paladin

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.

    My mom died a hero on duty.

  2. n. 2

    A role model.

Forms

Plural
heroes → submarines, hoagies, bombers, grinders…

Example sentences

  • bomber Tom seems to be unwilling to be a suicide bomber.
  • grinder Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her coffee grinder.
  • champion Last year’s champion was expected to win Wimbledon.
  • fighter The fighter courageously looked death in the face.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
herorising
bombersteady
grinderfalling
hoagierising
championrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
zep
4 letters
face1, lion2
5 letters
tiger2, wedge1
6 letters
legend2, worthy2, bomber2, hoagie2
7 letters
fighter2, torpedo3, grinder2, paladin3
8 letters
champion3
9 letters
submarine3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lion2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
héros
Italiano
eroe
Español
héroe
Deutsch
Heroe
Català
heroi