protagonist

prəˈtæɡənɪst

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Definition of protagonist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literaturemain character in a story or play

Harry Potter is the protagonist of the series.

hero

main character

in a movementleading figure or advocate of a cause

She emerged as a protagonist in the fight for civil rights..

advocate

champion

leader

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Origin of protagonist

Greek, protos (first) + agonistes (actor)

Terms with protagonist included in their meaning

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hero

protagonist

main character in a story or play

heroine

main character

female protagonist in a story or movie

lead character

literature

main protagonist in a story or play

good guy

story

hero or protagonist in a story

antagonist

literature

character opposing the protagonist in a story

main character syndrome

self-centered

tendency to view oneself as the protagonist in every situation

tragic heroine

literature

female protagonist in a tragedy who faces sorrow or disaster

antihero

roleplaying games

protagonist acting in unheroic ways for personal goals

Examples of protagonist in a sentence

In the play, the protagonist struggles with identity.
He became a protagonist in the environmental movement.
As a protagonist of the reform, he faced many challenges.

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French:protagoniste, leader, ...
German:Protagonist, Vorkämpfer, ...
Italian:protagonista, leader, ...
Spanish:protagonista, líder, ...
Portuguese:protagonista, líder, ...
Chinese:主角, 倡导者, ...
Japanese:主人公, 主導者, ...
Arabic:بطل, رَائِد, ...
Hebrew:דְּמוּת רָאשִׁית, גִּיבּוֹר, ...
Russian:главный герой, лидер, ...
Ukrainian:головний герой, ...
Hindi:मुख्य पात्र, प्रमुख समर्थक, ...
Bengali:প্রধান চরিত্র, অগ্রণী, ...
Catalan:protagonista, líder, ...
Czech:protagonista, představitel, ...
Danish:hovedperson, forkæmper, ...
Dutch:hoofdpersoon, voorvechter, ...
Greek:πρωταγωνιστής, ηγέτης, ...
Hungarian:főhős, élharcos, ...
Khmer:តួអង្គឯក, អ្នកតស៊ូមតិ, ...
Korean:주인공, 주도자, ...
Persian:شخصیت اصلی, پیشرو, ...
Polish:główny bohater, lider, ...
Portuguese (BR):protagonista, líder, ...
Romanian:protagonist, lider, ...
Swedish:huvudperson, förkämpe, ...
Thai:ตัวเอก, ผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:ana karakter, öncü, ...
Vietnamese:nhân vật chính, người tiên phong, ...

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