protagonist
noun/prəˈtæɡənɪst/
/prəˈtæɡənɪst/
(formal)- the main character in a play, film or book
- The protagonist is a cruel, selfish man.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrec2, Literature and writingc2- At that time, films rarely had a woman as the protagonist.
- Bohi Di, first person narrator and protagonist of the novel
- Oliver Twist, the young protagonist
- one of the main people in a real event, especially a competition, battle or struggle
- an active supporter of a policy or movement, especially one that is trying to change something synonym champion
- a leading protagonist of the conservation movement
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Greek prōtagōnistēs, from prōtos ‘first in importance’ + agōnistēs ‘actor’.
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