Hero
Hero noun - A large sandwich on a long split roll.
Usage example: shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend
Sub is a synonym for hero in submarine sandwich topic. In some cases you can use "Sub" instead a noun "Hero". popular alternative
Sub
Sub noun - A large sandwich on a long split roll.
Usage example: we shared a tuna sub at lunch
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A later episode had Cosby's character eating a big hoagie/hero/sub before going to bed, and then dreaming that all of the male cast were pregnant.
Source: Bizarro Episode -
The Main Characters Do Everything: Scientist Steve Karnes is at the firing controls of the mini-sub at the climax, instead of a more capable naval man, simply because he's the hero.
Source: Film / The Giant Behemoth - In sub-Saharan Africa, he is still seen as a hero by many people (including Nelson Mandela), mostly because they remember him as a prominent figure of the Non-Aligned Movement.
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Sub and Hero. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hero/sub
Hero & Sub. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hero/sub>.
Sub or Hero. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hero/sub.
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