lionheart

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English

Etymology

From lion +‎ heart, perhaps from Richard the Lionheart.

Noun

lionheart (plural lionhearts)

  1. A brave, heroic person.
    • 2008 February 17, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The World’s Worst Panderer”, in New York Times:
      But the United States Congress tends to be a courage-free zone, so Mr. McCain’s orneriness toward Republican primary voters makes him a lionheart in the political world.