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local hero

local hero noun: a person who is regarded as a hero in local society.

Noun

local hero (plural local heroes)

  1. A person who is regarded as a hero in local society.
    • […] and this took place in Estremadura, where their local hero Paredes, according to Cervantes, stopped entire legions with his single sword.1855, Richard Ford, A Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 3rd edition, page 473
    • Mary Lou, who became a local hero in 1984 for outrunning a grizzly bear, ran her Fun House bar for 40 years before closing it in favor of the gift shop and liquor store.1991 August, Mark Blackwell, “Anchorage, Alaska”, in Spin, →ISSN, page 52
  2. A superhero that serves as the mascot of a place in Japan.

Synonyms of local hero

Forms of local hero

plurallocal heroes

Questions about local hero

What does local hero mean?
Local hero means a person who is regarded as a hero in local society.
What part of speech is local hero?
Local hero is a noun.
What is the plural of local hero?
The plural of local hero is local heroes.

Words near local hero in the dictionary

  1. Local Galaxy
  2. local gigantism
  3. local government
  4. local governments
  5. Local Group
  6. local hero
  7. local heroes
  8. Local Hole
  9. Local Hot Bubble
  10. Local Interstellar Cloud
  11. local lane

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