"superhero" meaning in English

See superhero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /s(j)upə(r)hɪroʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superhero.wav [US] Forms: superhero [singular], superheroes [plural]
Etymology: super- + hero Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|super|hero}} super- + hero Head templates: {{noun|2=superheroes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A superhero is good person who has special powers and does heroic things.
    Sense id: simple-superhero-en-noun-BccwkCra
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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