The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.
a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the U. S., such as hero,
grinder, and submarine.
Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.
A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely
cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,
lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced
variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;
called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder,
sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A
single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very
large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings
and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sub \Sub\, n.
1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]
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2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat.
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3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called
hero, hero sandwich, and grinder.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F.
h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.]
1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after
death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
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2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or
fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage
in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or
illustrious person.
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Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody.
--Emerson.
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3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or
the person who has the principal share in the transactions
related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey,
and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
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The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden.
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Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened
to the ancient worship of heroes.
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Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever
exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
135 Moby Thesaurus words for "hero":
Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, acme, actor,
antagonist, antihero, apotheosis, beau ideal, best type, big name,
bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion,
character, chutzpanik, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador,
constellation, cue, cynosure, danseur noble, decorated hero,
defeater, demigod, demigoddess, diva, easy winner, ego ideal,
exemplar, fat part, feature attraction, feeder, fighting cock,
figure, first tragedian, folk hero, galaxy, gallant, gamecock, god,
goddess, godkin, godlet, godling, good soldier, great man,
headliner, heavy, heavy lead, heroine, ideal, idol, immortal,
important person, ingenue, jeune premier, knight, lead, lead role,
leading lady, leading man, leading woman, lines, lion, luminaries,
luminary, man of courage, man of mark, master, master spirit,
mirror, name, notability, notable, paladin, pancratiast, paragon,
part, person, person of note, personage, phoenix, piece, pleiad,
pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, prima ballerina, prima donna,
principal, protagonist, public figure, role, runner-up,
shining example, shoo-in, side, singer, social lion, somebody,
soubrette, stalwart, star, straight part, subduer, subjugator,
superstar, supporting character, supporting role, sure winner,
the brave, tiger, title role, top dog, triumpher, valiant,
valiant knight, vanquisher, victor, villain, walk-on, walking part,
warrior, winner, worthy