heroinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/us/ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great
the main female character in a book or film who is usually good:
the heroine of her latest novel
a woman who you admire very much
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Heroes and cowards
- a big/great girl's blouse idiom
- adventurer
- baby
- candy-ass
- chicken
- cur
- daredevil
- fainthearted
- fallen idol
- folk hero
- hero
- idol
- knight errant
- marshmallow
- pantheon
- sissy
- sook
- superhero
- wimp
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