superhero

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Etymology

super- +‎ hero

Noun

Mighty Mouse in "Wolf! Wolf!" (1945)

superhero (plural superheroes)

1. Any kind of fantasy/science fiction crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature.

Antonyms

• supervillain

Related terms

• superheroic
• superheroine
• superhuman
• superman

Translations

a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers

• Bulgarian: супергерой (bg) (supergerój) m
• Catalan: superheroi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超級英雄 (cmn), 超级英雄 (cmn) (chāojīyīngxióng)

• Danish: superhelt (da) m
• Dutch: superheld (nl) m
• Esperanto: superheroo (eo)
• Finnish: supersankari (fi)
• French: super-héros (fr) m
• German: Superheld (de) m
• Greek: υπερήρωας (el) (iperíroas) m
• Icelandic: ofurhetja (is) f

• Italian: supereroe (it) m
• Japanese: スーパーヒーロー (ja) (sūpāhīrō)
• Korean: 슈퍼히어로 (ko) (syupeohieoro)
• Luxembourgish: Superheld (lb)
• Polish: superbohater (pl) m
• Portuguese: super-herói (pt)
• Russian: супергерой (ru) (supergerój) m
• Spanish: superhéroe (es)
• Swahili: shujaa wa ajabu (sw) m
• Swedish: superhjälte (sv) m
• Ukrainian: супергерой (uk) (superherój) m
• Vietnamese: siêu anh hùng (vi)