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protagonist
[ proh-tag-uh-nist ]
noun
- the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc.
- the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc.
- the first actor in ancient Greek drama, who played not only the main role, but also other roles when the main character was offstage. Compare deuteragonist, tritagonist.
- Physiology. agonist.
protagonist
/ əʊˈæɡəɪ /
noun
- the principal character in a play, story, etc
- a supporter, esp when important or respected, of a cause, political party, etc
protagonist
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˈٲDzԾ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of protagonist1
First recorded in 1665–75; from Greek ōٲōԾḗs “actor who plays the first part,” literally, “first combatant,” equivalent to ô(Dz) “first” + ōԾḗs “one who contends for a prize, combatant, actor”; proto-, antagonist
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of protagonist1
C17: from Greek ōٲōԾŧ, from ōٴDz first + ōԾŧ actor
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Example Sentences
Hester could have been simply a witness to the hollowed-out interior of the country: the passive protagonist encountered in so many first novels.
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