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Meanings of protagonist in English

Portuguese
seguidor
Catalan
aficionat
Spanish
aficionado

A person who backs a politician or a team etc.

        seguidor
        Portuguese
        protagonista
        Catalan
        protagonista
        Spanish
        protagonista

        The principal character in a work of fiction.

              protagonista
              Usage of protagonist in English
              1
              The key problem might be the totally passive nature of its protagonist.
              Reuters
              2
              And in that hour of triumph Gordon himself would be the protagonist.
              The Loom of Youth
              3
              Especially when it becomes increasingly apparent that his protagonist isn't seeing straight.
              News.com.au
              4
              There's the strong female protagonist, and there's definitely a lot of sacrifice.
              Wired
              5
              The main protagonist is Lao, a poet who is presenting the documentary.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Sam, the film's protagonist, seems particularly unbearable as her arrogance drags on.
              Ebony
              7
              That's really the reason why the book's protagonist was a gay man.
              Reuters
              8
              Zahra is the protagonist of a web graphic novel called Zahra's Paradise.
              BBC
              9
              The director doesn't shy from the brutality of his protagonist's day-to-day existence.
              The Guardian
              10
              Frieda Pinto, who found fame in Slumdog Millionaire, plays the tragic protagonist.
              The Irish Times
              11
              Hodgins McCormick Backmaker is as unlikely a protagonist as you can find.
              Bring the Jubilee
              12
              The novel bent narration through the distorting lens of its protagonist's mind.
              The Guardian
              13
              The protagonist is Jacques Mesrine, and the star is dashing Vincent Cassel.
              Reuters
              14
              This is how we engage, looking into the eyes of the protagonist.
              Wired
              15
              The Angel of Death, a protagonist in several stories, is unfailingly intransigent.
              The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
              16
              It's a contemporary murder mystery that goes backwards in the protagonist's life.
              The Irish Times
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              Protagonist through the time
              Protagonist across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common
              United Kingdom
              Rare