protagonist

noun

/prəˈtæɡənɪst/

(formal)

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the main character in a play, film or book
Extra Examples
- The main protagonist is a cruel, selfish man.
- At that time, films rarely had a woman as the main protagonist.
- Bohi Di, first person narrator and protagonist of the novel
- Oliver Twist, the young protagonist
compare hero
Wordfinder
- anti-hero
- baddy
- character
- goody
- hero
- love interest
- narrator
- protagonist
- trait
- villain
Topics Film and theatrec2, Literature and writingc2
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’.

单词	protagonist
释义	protagonist noun /prəˈtæɡənɪst/ /prəˈtæɡənɪst/ (formal) jump to other results the main character in a play, film or book Extra Examples The main protagonist is a cruel, selfish man. At that time, films rarely had a woman as the main protagonist. Bohi Di, first person narrator and protagonist of the novel Oliver Twist, the young protagonist compare hero Wordfinder anti-hero baddy character goody hero love interest narrator protagonist trait villain Topics Film and theatrec2, Literature and writingc2 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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