superhero
noun/ˈsuːpəhɪərəʊ/
/ˈsuːpərhɪrəʊ/
(plural superheroes)
- a character in a story, film, etc. who has unusual strength or power and uses it to help people; a real person who has done something unusually brave to help somebody opposite supervillainTopics Film and theatreb1, Literature and writingb1
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