leading man
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈliːdɪŋ mæn/
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protagonista
- The director announced that Tom Hanks would be the leading man in the upcoming blockbuster.
They're much more available and vulnerable than than your your classic leading man would have been.
- They're much more available and vulnerable than than your your classic leading man would have been.
- And I've known for a long time that I wanted to cast him as a leading man in my first film.
- But I think that if Kevin James had started off with his first project, I was like, I'm not doing this unless I'm the leading man.
- I was trying to chase still being a leading man when I went, wait a second, you're really a character actor because they're all characters.
- So I was like, and Judd Apatow wasn't around then like guys who were giving non traditional leading men great parts.
- It was Lawrence Olivier who was a theatre actor, but who worked in films and, and who was a character actor, even though he was a leading man.
- I ain't a fucking leading man, boy, you know what I'm saying?
- You are a character actor in a leading man's body.
- So did that did did when did Parks and Rec kind of open up more leading man film feature stuff?
Examples
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And I've known for a long time that I wanted to cast him as a leading man in my first film.
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Say hello to your new leading man.
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Down goes your career as a leading man.
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And I want you to take over as the leading man in my film.
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After years of supporting roles, Mark had the talent and the drive to become a leading man.
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You always hold the curtain for the leading man, sweetheart.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has never been as strong a leading man as he is here.
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I mean, Willie thinks he has the makings of a splendid leading man.
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Forrest Whitaker, in my opinion, was never meant for leading man status.
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And our handsome leading man, who'd become a model, hadn't acted before.
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Synonyms
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4.6
The main person who is in charge of a group or activity
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1.0
A famous actor who plays leading parts in films
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2.3
A famous actor or actress who plays lead roles in movies
How Famous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'principal male actor' is directly derived from combining 'leading' (foremost, principal) with 'man' (adult male), so a learner who knows both words can compose the phrase as the main male performer. This compositional pattern (e.g. 'leading lady', 'leading actor') is common in English and has clear parallels in other languages, making it readily understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
Leading man The phrase leading man comes from the theater: the leading actor 'leads' the story on stage and the man shows the role is male. That's why it means 'an actor who plays the main male part'.