Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

local hero

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: lo-cal hero
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is regarded as a hero in local society.

noun

A superhero that serves as the mascot of a place in Japan.

Example Sentences

"[…] and this took place in Estremadura, where their local hero Paredes, according to Cervantes, stopped entire legions with his single sword."
"Mary Lou, who became a local hero in 1984 for outrunning a grizzly bear, ran her Fun House bar for 40 years before closing it in favor of the gift shop and liquor store."
"They get their local hero / Somebody with the right style / They get their local hero / Somebody with just the right smile"

Inflected Forms

local heroes (plural)

Synonyms

toast of the town

Questions

What does local hero mean?: A person who is regarded as a hero in local society.

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