lionheart

See also: Lionheart

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^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• lionhearted (adj)