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Synonyms for Hero (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)):
heron, Hero of Alexandria

WordNet sense 2 (someone who fights for a cause):
champion, fighter, paladin

WordNet sense 3 (a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll 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 United States):
bomber, grinder, hoagie, hoagy, sub, submarine, torpedo, wedge, zep, Cuban sandwich, hero sandwich, Italian sandwich, submarine sandwich


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