superhero
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- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌhɪroʊ/
- Informal
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héroe
- After rescuing the family from the fire, he was hailed as a superhero for his bravery and selflessness.
- real-life superhero
- feel like a superhero
- became a superhero
And I felt like I had been designing superheroes already, real life superheroes.
- And I felt like I had been designing superheroes already, real life superheroes.
- People started seeing me as this amazing superhero.
- And Anita is very like, like a superhero.
- I already knew that mom's dad's parental figures are absolute superheroes.
Examples
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That even though you're a superhero in my eyes, you are still human.
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You really are a superhero!
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I want to be a superhero against that cause.
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What is your experience with all of this, you superhero mom?
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That makes him some kind of superhero in a world like this.
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I guarantee that it will make you a real superhero!
Fiction book (2000) -
Corey is a superhero in his job as well.
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You are a superhero for sure in the eyes of your beautiful TY.
Blog text (7) -
I swear that woman's a superhero.
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By making yourself a prime target for this stuff, you've become a real-life superhero.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
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1.1
A person admired for brave actions and good qualities
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5.8
A person much stronger and more able than most people
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6.7
A person people believe causes amazing events like healings that others cannot explain
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2.8
A person in their community admired for brave acts or kind work
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5.0
A woman who is very capable and manages many tasks at once
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A man believed to do amazing or impossible things
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5.0
A girl or woman who is very strong and confident
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A woman in stories with special powers who fights evil and helps people
Compounds
- Informal
A funny product sold as a joke that pays for damage by people with superpowers
How Heroic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Superhero is often used informally to praise someone for great courage or service. A helpful way to remember this is that super ('above') plus hero ('a brave person') means someone who does more than a normal hero, which is why people call very brave or selfless workers superheroes.