Collocations withhero

These are words often used in combination withhero.

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action hero
However, they also wanted him to grow more flexible near the end of the film, transforming into an action hero.
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fallen hero
Some of the poems are in the form of elegies in tribute to a fallen hero.
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greatest hero
He is known for having the greatest hero roles in many films in the period 1970-1990.
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legendary hero
It was the name and personality merely of an almost legendary hero, as he put it.
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local hero
I particularly liked the reference to being the local hero.
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male hero
These characters are usually physically attractive and provocatively dressed, often in scanty armor, and require redemption and validation by a male hero.
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national hero
Even this engagement of the most highly respected political leader and national hero apparently did not curb the violence.
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real hero
I think he is really the real hero.
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romantic hero
In the 16th century, the first folk songs were recorded about him and gradually he became a legendary romantic hero.
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tragic hero
In ancient tragedy the hero as tragic hero always remained the same, always the same self, whereas in the new tragedy the figures are all different from one another.
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true hero
He was also desirous of creating a true hero, not an anti-hero.
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unsung hero
He was described as an unsung hero of the peace process.
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