antihero

noun
/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/UK/ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/US

Etymology

From anti- + hero.

  1. derived from *ser-
  2. derived from ἥρως
  3. derived from hērōs
  4. derived from heroes
  5. inherited from heroes
  6. formed as antihero — “anti- + hero

Definitions

  1. A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly…

    A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

    • Alienation: A stage on the downside of the passage wherein the holdfast and the antihero take actions which bring about a disintegration of personality.
    • The Deadpool fly is a species of Robber fly, which are “assassins of the insect world” – fitting for the mercenary antihero.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for antihero. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA