noun
superhero
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noun
1
A fictional character with extraordinary powers who fights crime or evil.
"Kids love dressing up as their favourite superhero for Halloween."
2
A person greatly admired for doing something impressive or heroic.
"Nurses were treated like superheroes during the pandemic."
How to Use Superhero
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hero with special powers (in fiction), or anyone praised for extraordinary real-world actions.
Common pairings
superhero movie
superhero costume
real-life superhero
Word Forms
superheroes plural
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Etymology
From super- + hero, first recorded around 1917, though the genre exploded with comic books from the 1930s onward.