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lionheart en · NOUN

Etymology

From lion + heart, perhaps from Richard the Lionheart.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A brave, heroic person.
   • But the United States Congress tends to be a courage-free zone, so Mr. McCain’s orneriness toward Republican primary voters makes him a lionheart in the political world. 2008 February 17, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The World’s Worst Panderer”, in New York Times:

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