- a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good
- a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war)
- a hero of the First World War
- one of the country’s national heroes
- His charity work has made him something of a local hero.
- The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home.
- Scientists like her are typically unsung heroes (= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be).
- He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesa2- Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour.
- He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.
- He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
- He was one of the great football heroes of his day.
- John was no hero—he stood back as his friends approached the two armed border guards.
- O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball.
- She was an unsung hero of the British film industry.
- The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero.
- The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country.
- James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- genuine
- …
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
- hero to
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
- the main character in a story, novel, film, etc., especially the main male character
- The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
- action heroes like Chris Hemsworth
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea2, Literature and writinga2- Being shy and unassuming, he was an unlikely romantic hero.
- Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes
- Tired of playing the square-jawed hero, he sought out more challenging roles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- genuine
- …
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
- hero to
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
- a person that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have
- my childhood hero
- hero to somebody He became a hero to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms.
Extra Examples- a chance to meet his hero
- Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero.
- In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes.
- His father was a hero figure to him.
- Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- genuine
- …
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
- hero to
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
- (also submarine, submarine sandwich, sub (all North American English))a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food
Word OriginMiddle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs.
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