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nonhero

noun

Etymology

From non- + hero.

  1. derived from *ser-✻
  2. derived from ἥρως
  3. derived from hērōs
  4. derived from heroes
  5. inherited from heroes
  6. prefixed as nonhero — “non + hero”

Definitions

  1. A character, especially a protagonist, who is not a hero.

    • It doesn’t matter if that’s really his name, though, because like Melville’s enlightened nonhero, this man does not expect to survive the journey.

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