protagonist
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the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
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a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc.
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the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc.
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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.
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Physiology. agonist.
Origin of protagonist
1Other words from protagonist
- pro·tag·o·nism, noun
Words that may be confused with protagonist
- 1. antagonist, protagonist
- 2. proponent, protagonist
Words Nearby protagonist
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How to use protagonist in a sentence
The trailer shows the protagonist digging what appears to be a grave, knifing a bad guy and conducting an interrogation with a hatchet.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaIn the most popular films of 2019, protagonists were more diverse than ever, and there were more women were behind the camera.
Despite some gains in the past year, Hollywood still has inclusion problems, study says | radmarya | September 10, 2020 | FortuneIn the 2013 movie Her, the protagonist develops a romantic relationship with a virtual assistant, and is soon disillusioned when he realizes that he was projecting human feelings and motivations onto “her” alien mind.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Raphaël Millière | September 9, 2020 | NautilusWild boars, traffic-snarling flocks of sheep that cross the road from one field to another, mice and snakes are the regular protagonists in any chit-chat about life in Sant’Ippolito.
The Jedi, the main protagonists in Star Wars, rely on the light, of course.
Are You Yoda or Darth Vader? - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Brian Gallagher | August 26, 2020 | Nautilus
As the protagonist gets herself off in front of her impotent husband, she moans “Oh, Gronky.”
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEarly on, the sexual protagonist complains that her Molson-drinking husband is pretty much an incompetent Neanderthal.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a result, the exhibit falls short of showing Mary as real woman, as a protagonist in her own life story.
Dave Eggers wrote What Is The What after conducting hundreds of hours of interviews with his protagonist.
The protagonist is the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, born in 1893.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine | Tom Arnold-Forster | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe draws to himself rather more than his share of interest and sympathy, to the detriment of the protagonist.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerIts protagonist had come home after completing his education in Vienna; and there was the family gathered to greet him.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairIt is in fact the first division of literature in which the heroine assumes the position of a protagonist.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyHe had lost the protagonist against whom, for a while, he had stood almost alone, and soon we find him complaining of neglect.
John Knox and the Reformation | Andrew LangAnd so with Pepys and his adored protagonist: adored not blindly, but with trenchant insight and enduring, human toleration.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for protagonist
/ (prəʊˈtæɡənɪst) /
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the principal character in a play, story, etc
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a supporter, esp when important or respected, of a cause, political party, etc
Origin of protagonist
1Derived forms of protagonist
- protagonism, noun
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Cultural definitions for protagonist
[ (proh-tag-uh-nist) ]
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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