Female lead
Hero and female lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hero" instead a noun phrase "Female lead".
Hero
Hero noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.
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All the characters (including the hero and the female lead) appear to at least be in their mid 40s, which makes sense considering they're all supposed to be grizzled mining veterans.
Source: Video Game / Alpha Prime -
Commonly, there is also a great deal of sexual tension between the hero and the female lead; Noir stories are quite risqué.
Source: Film Noir -
The Dark Crystal has female lead Kira die in hero Jen's arms, but she is then revived at the very end.
Source: Disney Death
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Hero and Female lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/female_lead/hero
Female lead & Hero. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/female_lead/hero>.
Hero or Female lead. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/female_lead/hero.
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