/ˈhɪərəʊ/
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Translation
A person who does something very brave, or the main good person in a story.
Word origin
From Greek heros, a man of great courage.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- heros
- English cognates
- heroic, heroine
Grammar
Gender
Pluralheroesirregular
Examples
firefighter .
He is called a hero because he was very brave.
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"Hero" here is the main good person in the story.
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The plural adds -es, not just -s.
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