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chieftain
English
Etymology
From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of captain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?i?f.t?n/, /?t?i?f.t?n/
Noun
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- A leader of a clan or tribe.
- (by extension) A leader of a group.
Synonyms
- (leader of a clan or tribe): chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
Derived terms
- chieftainess
Translations
Scots
Etymology
From Early Scots chefftane, from Middle English cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t?iften]
Noun
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- chieftain
- (possibly) schore; leader of a Highlands clan
References
- “chieftain” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
chieftain From the web:
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hero
English
Etymology
From Middle English heroes, from Old French heroes, from Latin h?r?s (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ???? (h?r?s, “demi-god, hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”). Related to Latin servo (“protect”). Displaced Middle English heleð, haleð, from Old English hæleþ.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h??o?/, /?hi?o?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?????/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?h???o?/
- Hyphenation: he?ro
- Rhymes: -?????
Noun
hero (plural heroes, feminine heroine)
- Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
- A role model.
- The protagonist in a work of fiction.
- (poker) The current player, especially an hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
- Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.
- (US) A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
- (food styling, chiefly attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
- 2003, Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver, Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
- The preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food.
- 2008, Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee, Brad G. Rogers, Food Styling for Photographers (page 8)
- Protect the hero food. Whether the hero items are on a table in the studio or in the refrigerator, freezer, etc., be sure they are identified as hero items and not for consumption.
- 2008, David Random, Defying Gravity (page 24)
- The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene.
- 2003, Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver, Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
- (web design) The eye-catching top portion of a web page, sometimes including a hero image; the portion above the fold.
Synonyms
- see Thesaurus:hero
- (sandwich): see sub
Derived terms
Related terms
- heroine (“hero (female)”)
See also
- kamikaze
- martyr
- shaheed
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Rohe, heor, hoer, rheo-, rohe
Cebuano
Etymology
From English hero, from Old French heroes, from Latin h?r?s (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ???? (h?r?s, “demi-god, hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: he?ro
Noun
hero
- a hero
German
Adverb
hero
- (archaic) Alternative form of her
Further reading
- “hero” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Luo
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
hero
- to love
Middle English
Determiner
hero
- Alternative form of here (“their”)
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