Exact Match:
- hero
- the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
- (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
- (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
- Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Synonyms:
- Achilles,
- David,
- Hector,
- Roland,
- Samson,
- a man,
- acme,
- actor,
- antagonist,
- antihero,
- apotheosis,
- beau ideal,
- best type,
- big name,
- bit,
- bit part,
- brave,
- bulldog,
- cast,
- celebrity,
- champ,
- champion,
- character,
- chutzpanik,
- conquering hero,
- conqueror,
- conquistador,
- constellation,
- cue,
- cynosure,
- danseur noble,
- decorated hero,
- defeater,
- demigod,
- demigoddess,
- diva,
- easy winner,
- ego ideal,
- exemplar,
- fat part,
- feature attraction,
- feeder,
- fighting cock,
- figure,
- first tragedian,
- folk hero,
- galaxy,
- gallant,
- gamecock,
- god,
- goddess,
- godkin,
- godlet,
- godling,
- good soldier,
- great man,
- headliner,
- heavy,
- heavy lead,
- heroine,
- ideal,
- idol,
- immortal,
- important person,
- ingenue,
- jeune premier,
- knight,
- lead,
- lead role,
- leading lady,
- leading man,
- leading woman,
- lines,
- lion,
- luminaries,
- luminary,
- man of courage,
- man of mark,
- master,
- master spirit,
- mirror,
- name,
- notability,
- notable,
- paladin,
- pancratiast,
- paragon,
- part,
- person,
- person of note,
- personage,
- phoenix,
- piece,
- pleiad,
- pop hero,
- popular hero,
- popular idol,
- prima ballerina,
- prima donna,
- principal,
- protagonist,
- public figure,
- role,
- runner-up,
- shining example,
- shoo-in,
- side,
- singer,
- social lion,
- somebody,
- soubrette,
- stalwart,
- star,
- straight part,
- subduer,
- subjugator,
- superstar,
- supporting character,
- supporting role,
- sure winner,
- the brave,
- tiger,
- title role,
- top dog,
- triumpher,
- valiant,
- valiant knight,
- vanquisher,
- victor,
- villain,
- walk-on,
- walking part,
- warrior,
- winner,
- worthy