Dero vs Hero - What's the difference?
dero | hero |
(Australia) A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict.
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Underground subhumans who kidnap humans for torture and food.
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* 1987 , Martin Gardner, Riddles of the sphinx, and other mathematical puzzle tales'', Mathematical Association of America, ISBN 0883856336, page 62 (originally published ''Isaac Asimov's science fiction magazine , Volume 10)
* 2000 , Harold A. Skaarup, Visitors: Questions & Answers , ISBN 0595133282,
* 2011 , David Halperin, Journal of a UFO Investigator , ISBN 0670022454
(rfc-sense) A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
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A role model.
The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
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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
* 2008 , Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee, Brad G. Rogers, Food Styling for Photographers (page 8)
* 2008 , David Random, Defying Gravity (page 24)
As nouns the difference between dero and hero
is that dero is a homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict while hero is a real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.As a proper noun Hero is
any of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by Leander.dero
English
Etymology 1
From (derelict).Alternative forms
* derroNoun
(en noun)citation
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
From (detrimental) (robots). Invented by and first published in "I Remember Lemuria!" in Amazing Stories , March 1945.Alternative forms
* derroNoun
(en noun)I Remember Lemuria and The return of Sathanas], [http://www.sacred-texts.com/ufo/irl/irl10.htm page 84
- No laughing matter now, these ugly dwarfs! They were dero'', children of ''dero , enslaved in some manner by the derodite master who sought the death of all Mu!
- They were supposed to be wicked creatures who lived underground, as described in Richard Shaver's notorious SF tales of the late forties. I had always assumed that Shaver's stories were pure fiction, yet here I was, talking to a dero!
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- Teros. A term describing various human groups who inhabit the cavern systems and who have reestablished antediluvian cities beneath the North American continent. Many of these may be descended from older civilizations such as ancient native Americans who went underground hundreds and or(sic) thousands of years ago. They also refer to the
' Dero' which apparently consist of Draconian elements (Evadamic).
- “The dero caves are not a joke,” Rochelle said. “Richard Shaver's welding gun—or whatever was talking to him—was telling him the truth. Mostly the truth anyway.”
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(wikipedia hero)Alternative forms
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(es)- The preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food.
- 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.
- The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene.