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Hero vs Bomber - What's the difference?

hero | bomber |

As a proper noun hero

is (greekmyth) any of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by leander.

As a noun bomber is

bomber (aircraft designed to drop bombs).

hero

English

(wikipedia hero)

Alternative forms

* heros

Noun

(es)
  • (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
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * see * (sandwich) grinder, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, po' boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge

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    bomber

    English

    Etymology 1

    (bomb)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  • A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
  • A bomber jacket.
  • * 2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world'' (in ''The Guardian )
  • First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
  • (US) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
  • Derived terms
    * bomber jacket * suicide bomber * stealth bomber * superbomber * torpedo bomber

    Etymology 2

    A shortened form of bombproof.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (climbing, slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).
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