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protagonist

[proh-tag-uh-nist]

noun

  1. the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

  2. a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc.

  3. the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc.

  4. the first actor in ancient Greek drama, who played not only the main role, but also other roles when the main character was offstage.

  5. Physiology., agonist.

protagonist

/ prəʊˈtæɡənɪst /

noun

  1. the principal character in a play, story, etc

  2. a supporter, esp when important or respected, of a cause, political party, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

protagonist

  1. The principal character in a literary work. Hamlet, for example, is the protagonist of the play by William Shakespeare that bears his name.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of protagonist1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Greek prōtagōnistḗs "actor who plays the first part," literally, "first combatant," equivalent to prôt(os) "first" + agōnistḗs "one who contends for a prize, combatant, actor"; proto-, antagonist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protagonist1

C17: from Greek prōtagōnistēs, from prōtos first + agōnistēs actor
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Example Sentences

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"I want to be in a normal place!" she blurts out in one of their last conversations, almost as if she were a musical protagonist about to break into song.

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Louis likens himself to Pierre, the main protagonist in War & Peace, who represents the "everyman" as the illegitimate son of a rich aristocrat who inherits a huge fortune, catapulting him into Russian high society.

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Despite chronicling decades of István’s life, "Flesh," through narrative omissions, leaves readers with an inscrutable protagonist they nonetheless remain deeply invested in.

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One of the main protagonists in "The Dark Tower" series, Susannah Dean, is a Black woman with dissociative identity disorder.

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It also revealed that the game features two protagonists - couple Jason and Lucia - and takes place in Leonida, a fictional US state based on Florida.

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