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Fictional character
Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro
Nero_Wolfe
1979 American TV series or program
Nero Wolfe is a 1979 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1965 Nero Wolfe novel The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout. Thayer David stars as Wolfe
Nero_Wolfe_(film)
1981 American television show
Nero Wolfe is an American drama television series based on the characters in Rex Stout's series of detective stories. The series aired on NBC from January
Nero_Wolfe_(1981_TV_series)
1936 film by Herbert Biberman
Meet Nero Wolfe is a 1936 American mystery film based on the 1934 novel Fer-de-Lance, written by Rex Stout. Set in New York, the story introduced the detective
Meet_Nero_Wolfe
American television series
Nero Wolfe is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001–2002) on A&E. Set in New York City
Nero_Wolfe_(2001_TV_series)
The Nero Wolfe stories are populated by a cast of supporting characters who help sustain the sense that each story takes place in familiar surroundings
Nero Wolfe supporting characters
Nero_Wolfe_supporting_characters
1934 novel Fer-de-Lance introduced his best-known characters, detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 41
Rex_Stout_bibliography
Topics referred to by the same term
Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective character. Nero Wolfe also may refer to: Nero Wolfe (film), a 1977 ABC TV movie starring Thayer David and Tom Mason
Nero_Wolfe_(disambiguation)
American cable and satellite television network
two original weekly drama series, Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street and Nero Wolfe, both of which ran from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, the contract for Law and
A&E_(TV_network)
American literary award
The Nero Award is a literary award for excellence in the mystery genre presented by The Wolfe Pack, a society founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate
Nero_Award
Radio show
Nero Wolfe is a 1982 Canadian radio drama series adapted from the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout. The series stars Mavor Moore as Nero Wolfe, and Don
Nero Wolfe (1982 radio series)
Nero_Wolfe_(1982_radio_series)
2000 American TV series or program
heavyweight detective genius Nero Wolfe, and Timothy Hutton as Wolfe's assistant, Archie Goodwin, narrator of the Nero Wolfe stories. Veteran screenwriter
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
The_Golden_Spiders:_A_Nero_Wolfe_Mystery
American actor and director (born 1960)
and 2002, Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the
Timothy_Hutton
Canadian actor and director
Artie Nielsen on Warehouse 13, Donny Douglas on Frasier, Lon Cohen on A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and Louis B. Mayer on The Last Tycoon. He also starred in the
Saul_Rubinek
American and Canadian actor (1949–2010)
best known for his portrayal of Rex Stout's detective Nero Wolfe on the television series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), as well as for his work as a character
Maury_Chaykin
American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
rights for the entire corpus of Nero Wolfe stories for Welles. Welles had once wanted to make a series of Nero Wolfe movies, but author Rex Stout—who
Orson_Welles
American radio drama series (1950 to 1951)
Adventures of Nero Wolfe is a 1950–51 American radio drama series starring Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout's fictional armchair detective Nero Wolfe. Based on
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
The_New_Adventures_of_Nero_Wolfe
American actor (1927–1978)
fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976), and private detective Nero Wolfe in the 1979 ABC television film. He also appeared in numerous Broadway
Thayer_David
Radio drama in the United States of America
The Adventures of Nero Wolfe is a 1943–44 American radio drama series produced by Himan Brown and featuring Rex Stout's fictional detective. Three actors
The_Adventures_of_Nero_Wolfe
American writer (1886–1975)
for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39
Rex_Stout
1952 novel by Rex Stout
Prisoner's Base (British title Out Goes She) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by Viking Press in 1952. As far as I know, no
Prisoner's_Base
Austrian-American actor (1913–1979)
Coward's Look After Lulu! in March 1959, Kasznar was also playing detective Nero Wolfe in what would have been television's first series based on Rex Stout's
Kurt_Kasznar
American actor (born 1947)
Millennium. He is known for his roles on the A&E series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (based on the Nero Wolfe detective stories by Rex Stout) as Inspector Cramer,
Bill_Smitrovich
Journalist and mystery writer
Stout's Nero Wolfe detective stories, published from 1986 to 1994 and from 2012 to 2023. The first novel, Murder in E Minor (1986), received a Nero Award
Robert_Goldsborough_(writer)
Canadian actor (born 1931)
played detective Archie Goodwin in what would have been television's first Nero Wolfe series, had it not been aborted by CBS after shooting a pilot and a few
William_Shatner
Canadian actress
Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), playing no fewer than 13 highly varied roles in the course of the TV series and the pilot, The Golden Spiders: A Nero
Nicky_Guadagni
American actor and director (born 1943)
television, Duke directed the A&E Network original film, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). In 2007 he directed the historical reenactments in the
Bill_Duke
US radio program
Amazing Nero Wolfe is a 1945 American radio drama series starring Francis X. Bushman as Rex Stout's fictional armchair detective Nero Wolfe. Broadcast
The_Amazing_Nero_Wolfe
American-Canadian actor
Network's original film The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery, the pilot for the A&E series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Variety's Steve Oxman spoke highly
Robert_Clark_(actor)
Literary society
The Wolfe Pack is a literary society devoted to Rex Stout's character Nero Wolfe. As publicity for William S. Baring-Gould's book Nero Wolfe of West 35th
The_Wolfe_Pack
1940 novel by Rex Stout
Where There's a Will is the eighth Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. Prior to its publication in 1940 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., the novel was
Where_There's_a_Will_(novel)
Ghanaian-British actor
Nikita. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He voiced and provided
Peter_Mensah
American actress (born 1964)
film Dead in a Heartbeat and in a two-part episode of A&E's series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Her 2005 film Funny Money was voted the top film of the Sarasota
Penelope_Ann_Miller
American actor (born 1955)
and theater actor known for starring roles in the television series Nero Wolfe (1981), Matt Houston (1982–1985), and Paradise (1988–1991). He starred
Lee_Horsley
American actor (born 1934)
1976), The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ("The Skyrider", 1978), and Nero Wolfe ("Before I Die", 1981). He was also in Black Heat (1976).[citation needed]
Russ_Tamblyn
British and American actor (1879–1954)
Supporting Actor for his performance in The Maltese Falcon. He portrayed Nero Wolfe on radio during 1950 and 1951. He became an American citizen in 1925.
Sydney_Greenstreet
1937 film by Alfred E. Green
name, the second Nero Wolfe novel by Rex Stout. Directed by Alfred E. Green, the Columbia Pictures film stars Walter Connolly as Nero Wolfe, a role played
The League of Frightened Men (film)
The_League_of_Frightened_Men_(film)
Fictional detective created by Rex Stout
cases featuring his boss, Nero Wolfe, from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair). Although his job title is Wolfe's secretary and chauffeur, Archie
Archie_Goodwin_(character)
American actor (1890–1956)
was the first to portray Rex Stout's famous detective Nero Wolfe, starring in Meet Nero Wolfe (1936), based on the first novel in the series. He played
Edward_Arnold_(actor)
The Adventures of Jack Lime The Adventures of Maisie The Adventures of Nero Wolfe The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of Philip Marlowe The
List of old-time radio programs
List_of_old-time_radio_programs
American composer (1910–1991)
for Nero Wolfe, a 1959 CBS-TV series based on Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe characters, starring William Shatner as Archie Goodwin and Kurt Kasznar as Nero Wolfe
Alex_North
American actor (born 1950)
he portrayed the freelance detective Saul Panzer in the A&E TV series Nero Wolfe (2001–2002). He is also a veteran stage performer and director who studied
Conrad_Dunn
Canadian actress (born 1979)
different characters in two 2002 episodes of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery ("Before I Die" and "Poison à la Carte"), and a recurring role
Lindy_Booth
Protagonist in crime novels by Jo Nesbø
detectives such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Jules Maigret, and Nero Wolfe. According to Jo Nesbø himself, the character is inspired by and a tribute
Harry_Hole
Canadian actor
in the A&E TV original series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), and the series pilot, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). He appeared in Zack
R._D._Reid
Nero Wolfe double mystery by Rex Stout (1944)
Not Quite Dead Enough is a Nero Wolfe double mystery, a short story collection, by Rex Stout published in 1944 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. The volume contains
Not_Quite_Dead_Enough
1973 detective novel by Rex Stout
Please Pass the Guilt is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1973. Unusually for a Nero Wolfe story, which mostly take
Please_Pass_the_Guilt
1946 Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout
The Silent Speaker is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1946. It was published just after World War II
The_Silent_Speaker
Detective novel
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout is the first Nero Wolfe detective novel, published in 1934 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. The novel appeared in abridged form in
Fer-de-Lance_(novel)
1948 novel by Rex Stout
And Be a Villain (British title More Deaths Than One) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1948. The story
And_Be_a_Villain
Book by Rex Stout
Family Affair is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1975. It is the final piece of Wolfe fiction written by Stout
A_Family_Affair_(novel)
Best selling fiction authors to date in any language
substituted pleasure for pain and produced 42 novels and 39 novellas in the Nero Wolfe series with combined sales of more than 100 million copies" (November
List of best-selling fiction authors
List_of_best-selling_fiction_authors
Canadian actor (1938–2025)
Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000), and Fritz Brenner on A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02). Fox also provided voiceover work for animated projects
Colin_Fox_(actor)
American actor (1927–2019)
(1980), which starred Roger Moore, and TV episodes of Charlie's Angels, Nero Wolfe, Hart to Hart, T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Amanda's, Dynasty, Fantasy
David_Hedison
Three at Wolfe's Door is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1960. The book comprises three stories
Three_at_Wolfe's_Door
Three Doors to Death is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1950 — itself collected in the omnibus
Three_Doors_to_Death
American screenwriter and film director
(1947), as well as directing such films as One Way Ticket (1935) and Meet Nero Wolfe (1936). He married actress Gale Sondergaard in 1930; the marriage lasted
Herbert_Biberman
American typesetter with longest name ever (1914–1997)
August 1914 – 24 October 1997; surname also given as Wolfstern, Wolfe + 666, Wolfe+585, Wolfe+590, and others) was a German-born American typesetter who held
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff_Sr.
American composer (1939–2003)
premiere episode of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Society Obituary in Film Score Monthly,
Michael_Small
American actor (1944–2026)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) as 'Lips' Egan The Cactus Kid (2000) as Police Captain The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) as FBI Special Agent Cage A Nero Wolfe
Beau_Starr
American actress, dancer, pin-up girl (1918–1987)
several small-studio films and a part in the Columbia Pictures feature Meet Nero Wolfe (1936). Studio head Harry Cohn signed her to a seven-year contract and
Rita_Hayworth
American actress (born 1946)
Mission: Impossible, Wild Wild West, Police Story, Starsky & Hutch, Nero Wolfe, Fantasy Island, and Capitol. After appearing in the horror film Satan's
Lana_Wood
American actor, director and screenwriter (1919–2002)
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (1950–1951), Dobkin played detective Archie Goodwin opposite Sydney Greenstreet's Nero Wolfe. While playing Louie, "The
Lawrence_Dobkin
1950 novel by Rex Stout
In the Best Families (British title Even in the Best Families) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1950
In_the_Best_Families
1949 novel by Rex Stout
detective novel by American author Rex Stout, featuring the character Nero Wolfe. The book was first published by the Viking Press in 1949. The story was
The_Second_Confession
Canadian actress
actress whose credits include the A&E original film, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). Born Larissa Lapchinski, Laskin appeared under that name
Larissa_Laskin
1940 book by Rex Stout
Over My Dead Body is the seventh Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. The story first appeared in abridged form in The American Magazine (September
Over_My_Dead_Body_(novel)
Australian actor (born 1945)
dramas, such as Kojak, Cannon, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Hart to Hart, Nero Wolfe and Magnum, P.I.. He also starred in the late 1980s revival of Mission:
Thaao_Penghlis
1938 novel by Rex Stout
Too Many Cooks is the fifth Nero Wolfe detective novel by American mystery writer Rex Stout. The story was serialized in The American Magazine (March–August
Too_Many_Cooks_(novel)
1937 novel by Rex Stout
The Red Box is the fourth Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. Prior to its first publication in 1937 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., the novel was serialized
The_Red_Box
Canadian actress
(1998–2000). Matchett was a cast member on the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), with Timothy Hutton in which she played several characters
Kari_Matchett
2025 fantasy novel by Robert Jackson Bennett
characterized Ana and Din as "off-beat sleuths who call to mind Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin..." The review stated that "Bennett skillfully integrates
A_Drop_of_Corruption
Novel by Rex Stout
The Doorbell Rang is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1965. Nero Wolfe is hired to force the FBI to stop
The_Doorbell_Rang
American actor
and the City, The Bob Newhart Show, The Good Wife, ER, Law & Order, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Falcon Crest, Soap, Hill Street Blues, Smash, and The Outer Limits
Ron_Rifkin
American composer (1909–1992)
Award. Darby is also notable as the author of The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe (1983), a biography of the home of Rex Stout's fictional detective. Kenneth
Ken_Darby
English actor (1909–1982)
in the 1981 NBC-TV series Nero Wolfe, starring William Conrad in the title role. In most film and TV adaptations of Nero Wolfe mysteries, before and since
Robert_Coote
1953 novel by Rex Stout
The Golden Spiders is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. It was first published in 1953 by The Viking Press. His fist hit the desk, which for him
The_Golden_Spiders
Canadian actress (born 1975)
(2003), and Relax, I'm from the Future (2022), as well as the TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), MVP (2008), Degrassi: The Next Generation (2012)
Janine_Theriault
Novel by Rex Stout
The League of Frightened Men is the second Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. The story was serialized in six issues of The Saturday Evening Post
The_League_of_Frightened_Men
Short story by Rex Stout
la Carte" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published in April 1960 in the short-story collection Three at Wolfe's Door (Viking Press)
Poison_à_la_Carte
presented by The Wolfe Pack, the official Nero Wolfe Society which was founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate the stories of Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout. The
Black_Orchid_Novella_Award
Fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle
his fictional biographies Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street (1962) and Nero Wolfe of West Thirty-fifth Street (1969), William S. Baring-Gould puts forth
Irene_Adler
Canadian actor
(US version), Castle, La Femme Nikita, Relic Hunter, Adventure Inc, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, The Gospel of John, and Traders. Rota co-starred in the CBC sitcom
Carlo_Rota
American actor
as D. Arnold Gonzer Alice (1980) as Marty Soap (1981) as Dr. Rudolph Nero Wolfe (1981) as Saul Panzer Hill Street Blues (1981–1987) as Irwin Bernstein
George_Wyner
American actress (born 1949)
Desperate Housewives, The Closer, and Girls. Monk had recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02), Grey's Anatomy (2006–11), and Damages (2007–12). "Debra
Debra_Monk
American actress, producer and author (born 1956)
of Sheriff Lobo Diane Stone Episode: "The Haunting of Orly Manor" 1981 Nero Wolfe Jean Wellmann Episode: "Murder by the Book" The Fall Guy Cantina Waitress
Delta_Burke
1968 novel by Rex Stout
The Father Hunt is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1968. "This is the first Nero Wolfe novel in nearly two
The_Father_Hunt
Italian-Uruguayan actor, filmmaker, and politician
dei templari 2007 – Nebbie e delitti 2 2009 – Nebbie e delitti 3 2012 – Nero Wolfe (producer) 2013 – Le Iene con Botte da Orbi 2015 – Pietro Mennea - La
Luca_Barbareschi
American actor (1926–2021)
Biff McGuire, was an American actor, best known as Inspector Kramer in Nero Wolfe (1979). McGuire attended Hamden High School and the University of Massachusetts
Biff_McGuire
Canadian actress
Holly Television film Mutant X Charlotte Cooke Episode "Altered Ego" A Nero Wolfe Mystery Carol Annis Episode: "Poison à la Carte" The Eleventh Hour Amy
Emily_Hampshire
Trouble in Triplicate is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1949, and itself collected in the omnibus
Trouble_in_Triplicate
American actor (born 1965)
"March 22, 2001" 2001 The Test Himself Episode: "The Kick Ass Test" 2002 A Nero Wolfe Mystery Corn/ Bomb Delivery Man Episode: "Murder is Corny" 2002 Biography
Kevin_Farley
1969 novel by Rex Stout
Death of a Dude is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1969. Archie Goodwin is part of a house party at Lily Rowan's
Death_of_a_Dude
Canadian actor
Canadian actor known for his roles in Fortunate Son, The Detail, and Nero Wolfe, and as Cameron Coleman in The Boys franchise, appearing in a web series
Matthew_Edison
Short story by Rex Stout
"Disguise for Murder" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by American writer Rex Stout, first published as "The Twisted Scarf" in the September 1950 issue
Disguise_for_Murder
American actress (born 1943)
1980-1982 Fantasy Island Olivia/Denise 2 episodes 1981 American Pop Eva Tanguay Nero Wolfe Corey Baylor Full Moon High Jane 1983 Trapper John, M.D. Mary
Roz_Kelly
Short story by Rex Stout
"Christmas Party" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published as "The Christmas-Party Murder" in the January 4, 1957, issue of Collier's
Christmas_Party_(short_story)
British–Canadian actor (1941–2020)
until being killed off in season four. He played recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (Lewis Hewitt) and La Femme Nikita (George). He voiced Magneto
David_Hemblen
1959 novel by Rex Stout
Plot It Yourself (British title Murder in Style) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1959, and also collected
Plot_It_Yourself
1954 novel by Rex Stout
The Black Mountain is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by Viking Press in 1954. The story was also collected in the omnibus volume
The_Black_Mountain_(novel)
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
Girl/Female
Latin Greek Shakespearean
Daughter of Priam.
Male
Italian
 Short form of Italian Raniero, NERO means "wise warrior." Compare with another form of Nero.
Boy/Male
African, Finnish, German
The Lord is Exalted
Male
Hebrew
(× Ö°×‘ï‹) Variant spelling of Hebrew Nebow, NEBO means "Mercury" and "prophet." In the bible, this is the Hebrew name for a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters. It is also the name of a city in Moab, a city in Judah, and the name of the mountain where Moses died.Â
Boy/Male
Greek
Rock.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Love
Boy/Male
German, Spanish
Serious
Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Asopus.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, German, Jamaican, Latin
Strong; Vigorous; Powerful; Wise Warrior
Male
English
Modern English name derived from the Greek word neos, NEO means "new." Compare with another form of Neo.
Female
Greek
(ἩÏá½¼) Greek name derived form the word hÄ“rÅs, HERO means "hero." In mythology, this is the name of the lover of Leandros (Latin Leander).
Male
Italian
Italian name derived from Greek Nereus, NERIO means "wet one."
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Antero, TERO means "man; warrior."
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of German Erich, EERO means "ever-ruler."Â
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Nebo, NEVO means "Mercury" and "prophet."
Girl/Female
Biblical
That speaks or prophesies.
Girl/Female
Latin
Wife of Mars.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Empty.
Male
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin juniperus, JUNÃPERO means "juniper tree."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Nimmo.
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
One who is active lively
Girl/Female
Biblical
Mourning or blackness of the Lord.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Eloquent
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yatharth | யதாரà¯à®¤Â
Proper, Possibility
Boy/Male
Hindu
Place of worship, Of the mind
Boy/Male
French, German, Portuguese, Swedish
God Save the King; Protected by God
Biblical
cistern; grasshopper
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, British, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu
Pure; Noble; Kind; Nobility; The Oldest Daughter; Happy; Ornament; Child of the Red Earth; Brightness; Prosperous; Style; Special Things that Matter
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rajagopal | ராஜகோபால  Â
Lord Vishnu name
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
NERO WOLFE
n.
A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (S. regalis).
n.
The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
n.
A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.
n.
A negro.
pl.
of Negro
n.
Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
n.
A negro.
n.
An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
pl.
of Zero
n.
A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
pl.
of Hero
n.
The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
a.
Characteristic of the negro.
n.
A cipher; zero.
n.
A negro or negress.
pl.
of Zero
n.
The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
n.
A cipher; nothing; naught.