main character
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- noun
- /meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər/
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protagonista
- In the movie, the main character embarks on a quest to discover her true identity.
- the main character of the story
- the main character of the novel
- name of the main character
The audience is the main character in the story, not the characters.
- The audience is the main character in the story, not the characters.
- Again, the best villains reveal what the main character needs.
- OK, what I did like about this book is that our main character is not dumb.
- My favorite one is the one where the main character's father is an Android.
- That really comes through, especially in the beginning where we meet our main character, Zoe.
- And this isn't a discussion between two of the main characters of the entire novel arc.
- So you're obviously famously known for one main character.
- And most importantly, what does the main character want?
- I don't remember the name of the main character, but I think he's a koala, I think.
- And my main character in Mania was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness.
- Because you there you had four main characters who were unlikable.
Examples
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She's the main character of the film.
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Who would be the main character in this book?
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As always, it's in first person and a lot of the story is just our main character talking to herself.
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Well, I felt like I really connected to the story, and especially the main character.
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What are the connections between the main characters, events, location, and time of the story?
Academic text (1993) -
"Then I realized the story became more about his wife, so she became the main character."
Academic text (2011) -
That really comes through, especially in the beginning where we meet our main character, Zoe.
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I once saw a film in which the main character didn't speak for the first half an hour.
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Who is the main character of 'The Legend of Zelda'?
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EV: Give us insight into your main character, Faith Flores.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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The main person who is in charge of a group or activity
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The main character in a play, film, or book that the audience follows
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The main character in a book, film, or play who faces the story's main problems
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the most important or central figure in a story' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'main' (chief, primary) with 'character' (a fictional person or role). This adjective+noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Main character comes from the idea of a stage or story where one person stands out. The word main means 'most important' and character means 'person in a story', so main character means the 'most important person' in a story.