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war-hero

war-hero is the alternative form of war hero.

Meaning of war hero

Noun

war hero (plural war heroes)

  1. Someone who commits an act of heroism in a combat setting.
    • For one, at a very young age he became a war hero who had slain a giant.2004, Amie Dockery, Designing Your Dream Husband

Forms of war-hero

pluralwar-heroes

Questions about war-hero

What is war-hero the alternative form of?
War-hero is the alternative form of war hero.

Words near war-hero in the dictionary

  1. war-dialling
  2. war-dials
  3. war-drive
  4. war-driving
  5. war-game
  6. war-hero
  7. war-horn
  8. war-horns
  9. war-horse
  10. war-horses
  11. war-king

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