nonhero
English
Etymology
non- + hero
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: nonzero
Noun
nonhero (plural nonheroes)
- A character, especially a protagonist, who is not a hero.
- 2007 February 4, Kaiama L. Glover, “American Dream Deferred”, in New York Times:
- It doesn’t matter if that’s really his name, though, because like Melville’s enlightened nonhero, this man does not expect to survive the journey.
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See also
- antihero