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Meaning
Noun
●
In Literature, People & Role-playing games:
A
protagonist
who
proceeds
in an
unheroic
manner
, such as by
criminal
means, via
cowardly
actions
, or for
mercenary
goals.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
antihero
English
anti-
English
ἀντί
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
hero
English
Sourced from
Etym
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