hero
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, great▪
He was one of the great football heroes of his day.
▪ genuine, real, true▪ all-time▪Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists.
▪ unsung▪She was an unsung hero of the British film industry.
▪ forgotten▪ reluctant, unlikely▪ brave, intrepid▪The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country.
▪ romantic, tragic▪Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero.
▪ action, swashbuckling▪Tired of playing the swashbuckling hero, he sought out more challenging roles.
▪ conquering▪He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.
▪ all-American (BrE)▪ have-a-go (= sb who is not in the police, etc. who tries to prevent a crime) (BrE)▪A have-a-go hero who attempted to stop thieves stealing a car was killed after the robbers ran him over.
▪ fallen▪a fallen hero trying to regain his position
▪ cult▪James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties.
▪ folk, hometown (BrE), local, national, popular▪ fictional, legendary, mythical▪ real-life▪ eponymous, titular▪Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes
▪ boyhood, childhood▪Bugs Bunny was one of my childhood heroes.
▪ working-class▪ war▪ military, naval▪ decorated▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)▪ comic, football, guitar, musical, sporting (BrE), sports (AmE)▪Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero.
▪In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes.
▪ Olympic▪ culturalVERB + HERO▪ be hailed (as)▪He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
▪ become, make sb into, turn sb into▪The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero.
▪ die▪He died a national hero.
▪ celebrate, commemorate, honour/honor, salute▪ cheer▪ emulate▪ play, portray▪Tom Cruise played the hero.
▪ meet▪a chance to meet his hero
HERO + VERB▪ battle, fight▪ rescue sb, save sb/sth▪ inspire sbHERO + NOUN▪ status▪O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball.
▪ figure▪His father was a hero figure to him.
▪ worshipPREPOSITION▪ hero to▪He was a hero to all his friends.
PHRASES▪ be no hero▪John was no hero—he was willing to let others fight.
▪ give sb a hero's welcome, receive a hero's welcome▪ hero of the hour▪Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour.
▪ (die) a hero's death
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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