hero Definition

1. A man of distinguished bravery and strength; any illustrious person.

Thesaurus: champion, celebrity, paragon, idol, star, model, exemplar, paladin.
2. A person who is venerated and idealized.
3. In fiction, a play, film, etc: the principal male character or the one whose life is the theme of the story.
4. originally
A man of superhuman powers; a demigod. See also heroine.