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hero
noun as in person noted for acts of courage or good
Strong matches
champion, conquering hero, conqueror, knight, paladin, person of the hour, protector, savior, victor, warrior, white knight, winner
noun as in role model or idol
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eidolon, example, exemplar, good example, icon, ideal, idol, model, paragon, person to look up to, role model, shining example
noun as in principal character in story or drama
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lead, lead character, lead role, leading character, leading role, main character, principal character, protagonist
Strong match
noun as in godlike being
Example Sentences
It is just one case that highlights how much social media has changed the shape of the debate around free speech and made heroes and villains of ordinary people.
For some time many believed that a Champions League triumph for PSG would be dependent on the on-field achievements of one of France's heroes.
Hawke plays his bruised and battered aging hero without a hint of vanity.
He missed more than three months of this season with a forearm strain and hasn’t rediscovered the form that made him a postseason hero.
According to Davies, Firth never escaped the impact of the role, although initially being "quite uncomfortable playing a leading man and a romantic hero".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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