superhero

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ hero. First attested in 1917.[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /s(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/

Noun

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

superhero (plural superheroes or superheros)

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

Antonyms

supervillain

Related terms

Translations

a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers

Bulgarian: супергеро́й m (supergerój)
Catalan: superheroi m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 超級英雄／超级英雄 (zh) (chāojí yīngxióng)
Czech: superhrdina m
Danish: superhelt m
Dutch: superheld (nl) m
Esperanto: superheroo
Estonian: superkangelane
Finnish: supersankari (fi)
French: super-héros (fr) m, superhéros (fr) m
Galician: superheroe m
Georgian: სუპერგმირი (suṗergmiri)
German: Superheld (de) m
Greek: υπερήρωας (el) m (yperíroas)
Hindi: सुपर हीरो m (supar hīro)
Hungarian: szuperhős (hu)
Icelandic: ofurhetja f
Irish: sárlaoch m
Italian: supereroe (it) m
Japanese: スーパーヒーロー (sūpāhīrō)
Kazakh: суперқаһарман (superqaharman)
Korean: 슈퍼히어로 (syupeohieoro)
Latvian: supervaronis
Lithuanian: superherojus
Luxembourgish: Superheld
Macedonian: суперхе́рој m (superhéroj)
Malay: adiwira (ms)
Mongolian: супер баатар (super baatar)
Polish: superbohater (pl) m
Portuguese: super-herói (pt)
Russian: супергеро́й (ru) m (supergerój)
Spanish: superhéroe (es)
Swahili: shujaa wa ajabu m
Swedish: superhjälte (sv) c
Thai: ซูเปอร์ฮีโร่ (sūpexr̒ḥīrò)
Turkish: süper kahraman m
Ukrainian: супергеро́й m (superherój)
Vietnamese: siêu anh hùng (超英雄)
Welsh: siwpyr-arwr m, siwpyr-arwres f

See also

🦸‍♂️

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20141105205405/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superhero

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