"superhero" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /s(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/ [US] Forms: superheroes [plural]
Etymology: From super- + hero. First attested in 1917. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|hero}} super- + hero Head templates: {{en-noun|superheroes}} superhero (plural superheroes)
  1. Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things. Categories (topical): Comics, Fictional abilities, Fictional characters, Narratology, People Translations (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers): супергеро́й (supergerój) [masculine] (Bulgarian), superheroi [masculine] (Catalan), 超級英雄 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级英雄 (chāojí yīngxióng) (Chinese Mandarin), superhrdina [masculine] (Czech), superhelt [masculine] (Danish), superheld [masculine] (Dutch), superheroo (Esperanto), superkangelane (Estonian), supersankari (Finnish), super-héros [masculine] (French), superhéros [masculine] (French), superheroe [masculine] (Galician), სუპერგმირი (suṗergmiri) (Georgian), Superheld [masculine] (German), υπερήρωας (yperíroas) [masculine] (Greek), सुपर हीरो (supar hīro) [masculine] (Hindi), szuperhős (Hungarian), ofurhetja [feminine] (Icelandic), sárlaoch [masculine] (Irish), supereroe [masculine] (Italian), スーパーヒーロー (sūpāhīrō) (Japanese), суперқаһарман (superqaharman) (Kazakh), 슈퍼히어로 (syupeohieoro) (Korean), supervaronis (Latvian), superherojus (Lithuanian), Superheld (Luxembourgish), суперхе́рој (superhéroj) [masculine] (Macedonian), adiwira (Malay), supereroj [masculine] (Maltese), супер баатар (english: super baatar) (Mongolian), superbohater [masculine] (Polish), super-herói (Portuguese), супергеро́й (supergerój) [masculine] (Russian), superhéroe (Spanish), shujaa wa ajabu [masculine] (Swahili), shujaa mkuu [masculine] (Swahili), superhjälte [common-gender] (Swedish), ซูเปอร์ฮีโร่ (sūpexr̒ḥīrò) (Thai), ยอดมนุษย์ (yɔ̂ɔt-má-nút) (Thai), süper kahraman [masculine] (Turkish), супергеро́й (superherój) [masculine] (Ukrainian), siêu anh hùng (alt: 超英雄) (Vietnamese), siwpyr-arwr [masculine] (Welsh), siwpyr-arwres [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-superhero-en-noun-npWrb8Jq Disambiguation of Comics: 75 25 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 65 35 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 56 44 Disambiguation of Narratology: 50 50 Disambiguation of People: 69 31 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers': 89 11
  2. (by extension) A particularly renowned real-world hero, or one who has seemingly impossible abilities. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Narratology, Stock characters
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: real superhero, superhero insurance, superhero landing Related terms: superheroic, superheroine, superhuman, superman, 🦸♂️

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers",
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      "word": "супергеро́й"
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      "sense": "a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers",
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      "word": "shujaa wa ajabu"
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      "word": "ยอดมนุษย์"
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