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protagonist
Meaning: the main character in a story, or the leading figure in an event
protagonist in a sentence
How protagonist is used in real sentences:
The novel's protagonist must choose between loyalty to her family and her own dreams.
Readers debated whether the protagonist's risky decision in the final chapter was truly heroic or reckless.
“Although later histories cast her as the central protagonist, her government depended on a hierarchy of councillors, secretaries, sheriffs, and messengers.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for protagonist
Other words for protagonist — hero, lead and principal — carry the same meaning.
- hero
- lead
- principal
Antonyms of protagonist
Words that mean the opposite of protagonist:
Where it comes from
From Greek protagonistes 'first actor'
Memory hook
PROTA-gonist — the first, main actor in the drama.
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