- a morally righteous hero in a fictional work who possesses extraordinary abilities or supernatural powers and uses them to fight evil, as in comic books and movies: Many classic superheroes wear masks to maintain their secret identities.
- any of various comic-strip characters with superhuman abilities or magical powers, wearing a distinctive costume, and fighting against evil
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