war hero en · NOUN
Meanings
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Someone who commits an act of heroism in a combat setting.
Kennedy's presidency is examined for the way it reinforced ideas about him that had come to the fore before he became chief executive: his use of the White House to showcase the arts, thereby strengthening his image as a man of letters and cultural refinement; the enhancing of his war-hero status with the release of the Hollywood film PT-109; the continued eroticization of his image through his public links with Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly and Anita Ekberg; and the prominence of his wife, siblings, children and parents in reinforcing the image of JFK as a symbol of the family.
2013, Mark White, “Apparent Perfection: The Image of John F. Kennedy”, in History, volume 98, number 2, page 226:For one, at a very young age he became a war hero who had slain a giant.
2004, Amie Dockery, Designing Your Dream Husband:George went off to fight Nazis, later was described as a war hero.
2010, Alan Allen, Ronald Reagan & the Evil Empire:He apparently found in Rommel a German war hero who shared his doubts and uncertainties.
2013, David T Zabecki, Chief of Staff, Vol. 2:
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| warhero | alternative | lexicographic | |
| war-hero | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
it eroe di guerra (Translations) · pdt Kjriejeshelt (Translations) · pl bohater wojenny (Translations) · cmn 戰鬥英雄 /战斗英雄 (Translations) · sv krigshjälte (Translations) · az qazi (Translations) · sw shujaa wa vita (Translations) · fi sotasankari (Translations) · de Kriegsheld (Translations) · nl oorlogsheld (Translations) · fr héros de guerre (Translations) · es héroe de guerra (Translations)