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protagonist |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Protagonist \Pro*tag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?; prw^tos first + ? an actor, combatant, fr ? a contest.] One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like Shakespeare, the protagonist on the great of modern poetry. --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: protagonist n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {champion}, {admirer}, {booster}, {friend}] 2: the principal character in a work of fiction
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