superhero
nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ//
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.
noun
- 1
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.
Hobbes: Super heroes wear snow pants? Stupendous Man: When there's snow out, they do!
- 2
A particularly renowned real-world hero, or one who has seemingly impossible abilities.
The power is out but you're watching TV? You must be a superhero.
Thanks for driving out here and towing me out of the ditch. You're a superhero!
Did you know your community has many invisible superheroes? Each day they perform hundreds of amazing feats that make the community a better place in which to live.
Pull me out of the aircrash / Pull me out of the lake / 'Cause I'm your superhero
Etymology
From super- + hero. First attested in 1917.
Forms
- plural
- superheroes
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