protagonistn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈtaɡənɪst/,

/prə(ʊ)ˈtaɡn̩ɪst/, U.S.

/prəˈtæɡənəst/,

/proʊˈtæɡənəst/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πρωταγωνιστής.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής actor who plays the first part, leader < πρωτο- proto- comb. form + ἀγωνιστής agonist n. Compare Spanish protagonista (1687), Portuguese protagonista (1615), Italian protagonista (1698).Plural use in sense 1 with reference to characters in a single work has frequently been criticized on the grounds that the word referred only to a single actor in the ancient Greek drama (compare deuteragonist n. and tritagonist n.), but it is nonetheless frequently found (compare e.g. quot. 1950 at sense 1). In sense 2b apparently by association of the first element with pro- prefix¹, after antagonist n.

1. The chief character in a dramatic work. Hence, in extended use: the leading character, or one of the main characters, in any narrative work, as a poem, novel, film, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is essential or has central role

Atlas1589

keystone1641

protagonist1671

firmament1701

leading light1707

pivotman1782

kingpin1858

queen-pin1907

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > principal character

protagonist1671

heroine1817

lead1831

shero1836

title role1857

title part1866

nayika1873

leading-business1880

beau rôle1887

name part1894

nayaka1933

hero1983

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > principal character

heroa1645

our heroa1645

protagonist1671

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love Pref. 'Tis charg'd upon me that I make debauch'd persons..my Protagonists, or the chief persons of the Drama.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa III. 27 The Devil in..Spanish plays..is generally the protagonist of those in which he is introduced.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 321 The earth-shaker Poseidon, the sea god, appears as a subordinate in many scenes, and as a protagonist in others.

1889 A. C. Swinburne Study of Jonson 27 The eponymous hero or protagonist of the play.

1950 G. B. Shaw Shakes versus Shav 135 Living actors have to learn that they too must be invisible while the protagonists are conversing, and therefore must not move a muscle nor change their expression.

1978 18th-cent. Stud. 11 336 [In the eighteenth-century novel] the logic of narrative possibilites does not allow female protagonists to wander beyond the confines of the boudoir and the salon.

1994 Independent on Sunday 20 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 35/1 They all have male protagonists and deal with what Garrison Keillor..has termed ‘guyness’.

2005 C. Mann 1491 330 As ‘Hiawatha’, this man [sc. Ayenwatha] became the protagonist of the historically confused epic poem of that name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

a. The main figure, or one of the most prominent figures, in any situation; a prominent supporter or champion of a cause.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > one who acts or does > most prominent or important

protagonist1837

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important

firstc1275

coba1420

principalsa1425

cock1542

chief1569

colossus1605

primore1625

cape1650

sachem1684

leading light1707

high priest1737

king bee1792

gentleman, man of lead1793

queen bee1823

primo basso1826

spokesman1828

protagonist1837

kingpin1861

key man1895

headliner1896

big boy1921

numero uno1944

godfather1963

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who

fighterc1300

strivera1400

contender1547

struggler1554

contentioner1593

militant1610

contendent1623

combatant1646

conflicter1658

counter-scufflera1672

agonist1687

scrambler1687

protagonist1837

belligerent1839

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice > prominent or leading

stander bearerc1475

standard-bearer1561

Atlas1589

protagonist1837

1801 Bell's Weekly Messenger 27 Sept. 1/1 Those republican demagogues [in France] who acted the part of iniquity became themselves the protagonists of the piece, and perished in the catastrophe.]

1837 Athenæum 27 May 379/1 If he [sc. Lafayette] has not been the Alpha and the Omega of the era.., if he has not always been the protagonist of its different acts, yet has the whole of his somewhat extended life been devoted to the cause.

1841 Times 28 Oct. 2/6 To institute any comparison between such low and vulgar tricks (as they appear, even when described by their own protagonist) and the doings at Oxford and Cambridge..is all a matter of taste.

1850 T. De Quincey Conversat. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 4 66/1 The great talker—the protagonist—of the evening.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 53 If social equity is not a chimera, Marie Antoinette was the protagonist of the most..execrable of causes.

1921 L. Strachey Queen Victoria viii. 240 New protagonists—Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Disraeli—struggled together in the limelight.

1976 Times 29 Oct. 1/1 Strong opposition to more cuts in public expenditure were voiced at a meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday. The protagonists were Mr Crosland..Mr Shore..and Mr Benn.

1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 4. 4/1 A set-back for Arafat or for Rabin and Peres would spell disaster and I am certain that all the protagonists will have the courage to adopt measures.

b. In weakened use (without connotations of prominence): a proponent, advocate, or defender of a cause, idea, etc.In early use not clearly distinguished from 2a. See also note in etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice

sustainer?a1439

patron1466

favourer1542

urger1574

patriot1631

espouser1645

advocater1647

voucher1677

protagonist1880

1880 Unitarian Rev. Sept. 215 Andrews Norton..had been one of the bravest and boldest protagonists of nascent Unitarianism thirty years before.

1896 P. C. Mitchell in tr. O. Hertwig Biol. Probl. Today p. xiv The protagonists of the opposing views, like all those who care more for knowledge than for argument, are concerned more for truth than for the establishment of a modus vivendi.

1904 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 16 May 7/4 Protagonists and antagonists of what is miscalled ‘Japanese’ music assert that it out-Wagners Wagner.

1935 A. P. Herbert What a Word! iv. 99 I heard with horror..that the word ‘protagonist’ is being used as if it were pro-tagonist—one who is for something, and opposed to ant-agonist, one who is against it.

1952 Times 2 Apr. 5/4 As a protagonist..of the fullest use of land for food production, I feel impelled..to defend the town council of Worthing.

1961 L. R. Klein et al. Econometric Model of U.K. iv. 122 Professor Robbins, a firm protagonist of the importance of the influence of demand over the period.

1974 BSI News Sept. 12/3 Over the last few years the relative merits of the pascal and the bar have been discussed interminably... Protagonists of the pascal do not think its magnitude of any relevance to its choice.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 334/2 A protagonist of and expert on the Added Value concept.

2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Jan. (Sport section) 13 Further ammunition for boxing's protagonists is that in the last Olympics there was not a single knockout.

3. A leading player or competitor in a game or sport, or on a team.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > leader of side or club

captain1823

skipper1830

protagonist1894

1894 W. Minto Logic, Inductive & Deductive 5 We may lay stress..on the intellectuality of the game [sc. of Question and Answer]... You may still see groups formed round two protagonists in the cafes or the squares.

1900 Amer. Illustr. Methodist Mag. Oct. 118/2 A whole concourse of citizens is present to watch each stroke as it is played... The procession follows at a proper distance behind the protagonists.

1908 A. W. Myers Compl. Lawn Tennis Player 25 The prospect of a close match between two protagonists.

1922 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 May 10/5 At 9.55 groups of seconds had left the ring, the gong was sounded and the two protagonists in this champion-ship struggle were locked together.

1948 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 20 Jan. 8/6 Professional tennis' two championship protagonists have swapped court styles.

1964 Times 10 Sept. 4/6 Judo originated as a form of fighting in which protagonists of differing body-weights could meet on equal terms.

1990 Ronda Iberia (Iberia Airlines) Sept. 26/4 This year the season has been characterized by the duel between the McLaren and Ferrari teams whose protagonists are Senna and Prost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protagonist
释义	protagonistn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈtaɡənɪst/, /prə(ʊ)ˈtaɡn̩ɪst/, U.S. /prəˈtæɡənəst/, /proʊˈtæɡənəst/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πρωταγωνιστής. Etymology: < ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής actor who plays the first part, leader < πρωτο- proto- comb. form + ἀγωνιστής agonist n. Compare Spanish protagonista (1687), Portuguese protagonista (1615), Italian protagonista (1698).Plural use in sense 1 with reference to characters in a single work has frequently been criticized on the grounds that the word referred only to a single actor in the ancient Greek drama (compare deuteragonist n. and tritagonist n.), but it is nonetheless frequently found (compare e.g. quot. 1950 at sense 1). In sense 2b apparently by association of the first element with pro- prefix¹, after antagonist n. 1. The chief character in a dramatic work. Hence, in extended use: the leading character, or one of the main characters, in any narrative work, as a poem, novel, film, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is essential or has central role Atlas1589 keystone1641 protagonist1671 firmament1701 leading light1707 pivotman1782 kingpin1858 queen-pin1907 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > principal character protagonist1671 heroine1817 lead1831 shero1836 title role1857 title part1866 nayika1873 leading-business1880 beau rôle1887 name part1894 nayaka1933 hero1983 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > principal character heroa1645 our heroa1645 protagonist1671 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love Pref. 'Tis charg'd upon me that I make debauch'd persons..my Protagonists, or the chief persons of the Drama. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa III. 27 The Devil in..Spanish plays..is generally the protagonist of those in which he is introduced. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 321 The earth-shaker Poseidon, the sea god, appears as a subordinate in many scenes, and as a protagonist in others. 1889 A. C. Swinburne Study of Jonson 27 The eponymous hero or protagonist of the play. 1950 G. B. Shaw Shakes versus Shav 135 Living actors have to learn that they too must be invisible while the protagonists are conversing, and therefore must not move a muscle nor change their expression. 1978 18th-cent. Stud. 11 336 [In the eighteenth-century novel] the logic of narrative possibilites does not allow female protagonists to wander beyond the confines of the boudoir and the salon. 1994 Independent on Sunday 20 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 35/1 They all have male protagonists and deal with what Garrison Keillor..has termed ‘guyness’. 2005 C. Mann 1491 330 As ‘Hiawatha’, this man [sc. Ayenwatha] became the protagonist of the historically confused epic poem of that name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 2. a. The main figure, or one of the most prominent figures, in any situation; a prominent supporter or champion of a cause. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > one who acts or does > most prominent or important protagonist1837 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important firstc1275 coba1420 principalsa1425 cock1542 chief1569 colossus1605 primore1625 cape1650 sachem1684 leading light1707 high priest1737 king bee1792 gentleman, man of lead1793 queen bee1823 primo basso1826 spokesman1828 protagonist1837 kingpin1861 key man1895 headliner1896 big boy1921 numero uno1944 godfather1963 society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who fighterc1300 strivera1400 contender1547 struggler1554 contentioner1593 militant1610 contendent1623 combatant1646 conflicter1658 counter-scufflera1672 agonist1687 scrambler1687 protagonist1837 belligerent1839 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice > prominent or leading stander bearerc1475 standard-bearer1561 Atlas1589 protagonist1837 1801 Bell's Weekly Messenger 27 Sept. 1/1 Those republican demagogues [in France] who acted the part of iniquity became themselves the protagonists of the piece, and perished in the catastrophe.] 1837 Athenæum 27 May 379/1 If he [sc. Lafayette] has not been the Alpha and the Omega of the era.., if he has not always been the protagonist of its different acts, yet has the whole of his somewhat extended life been devoted to the cause. 1841 Times 28 Oct. 2/6 To institute any comparison between such low and vulgar tricks (as they appear, even when described by their own protagonist) and the doings at Oxford and Cambridge..is all a matter of taste. 1850 T. De Quincey Conversat. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 4 66/1 The great talker—the protagonist—of the evening. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 53 If social equity is not a chimera, Marie Antoinette was the protagonist of the most..execrable of causes. 1921 L. Strachey Queen Victoria viii. 240 New protagonists—Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Disraeli—struggled together in the limelight. 1976 Times 29 Oct. 1/1 Strong opposition to more cuts in public expenditure were voiced at a meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday. The protagonists were Mr Crosland..Mr Shore..and Mr Benn. 1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 4. 4/1 A set-back for Arafat or for Rabin and Peres would spell disaster and I am certain that all the protagonists will have the courage to adopt measures. b. In weakened use (without connotations of prominence): a proponent, advocate, or defender of a cause, idea, etc.In early use not clearly distinguished from 2a. See also note in etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice sustainer?a1439 patron1466 favourer1542 urger1574 patriot1631 espouser1645 advocater1647 voucher1677 protagonist1880 1880 Unitarian Rev. Sept. 215 Andrews Norton..had been one of the bravest and boldest protagonists of nascent Unitarianism thirty years before. 1896 P. C. Mitchell in tr. O. Hertwig Biol. Probl. Today p. xiv The protagonists of the opposing views, like all those who care more for knowledge than for argument, are concerned more for truth than for the establishment of a modus vivendi. 1904 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 16 May 7/4 Protagonists and antagonists of what is miscalled ‘Japanese’ music assert that it out-Wagners Wagner. 1935 A. P. Herbert What a Word! iv. 99 I heard with horror..that the word ‘protagonist’ is being used as if it were pro-tagonist—one who is for something, and opposed to ant-agonist, one who is against it. 1952 Times 2 Apr. 5/4 As a protagonist..of the fullest use of land for food production, I feel impelled..to defend the town council of Worthing. 1961 L. R. Klein et al. Econometric Model of U.K. iv. 122 Professor Robbins, a firm protagonist of the importance of the influence of demand over the period. 1974 BSI News Sept. 12/3 Over the last few years the relative merits of the pascal and the bar have been discussed interminably... Protagonists of the pascal do not think its magnitude of any relevance to its choice. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 334/2 A protagonist of and expert on the Added Value concept. 2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Jan. (Sport section) 13 Further ammunition for boxing's protagonists is that in the last Olympics there was not a single knockout. 3. A leading player or competitor in a game or sport, or on a team. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > leader of side or club captain1823 skipper1830 protagonist1894 1894 W. Minto Logic, Inductive & Deductive 5 We may lay stress..on the intellectuality of the game [sc. of Question and Answer]... You may still see groups formed round two protagonists in the cafes or the squares. 1900 Amer. Illustr. Methodist Mag. Oct. 118/2 A whole concourse of citizens is present to watch each stroke as it is played... The procession follows at a proper distance behind the protagonists. 1908 A. W. Myers Compl. Lawn Tennis Player 25 The prospect of a close match between two protagonists. 1922 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 May 10/5 At 9.55 groups of seconds had left the ring, the gong was sounded and the two protagonists in this champion-ship struggle were locked together. 1948 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 20 Jan. 8/6 Professional tennis' two championship protagonists have swapped court styles. 1964 Times 10 Sept. 4/6 Judo originated as a form of fighting in which protagonists of differing body-weights could meet on equal terms. 1990 Ronda Iberia (Iberia Airlines) Sept. 26/4 This year the season has been characterized by the duel between the McLaren and Ferrari teams whose protagonists are Senna and Prost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1671
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