Definition of protagonists Protagonists

/pɹowtÊˈgʌnʌsts/ - [prowtatgunusts] -

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What does protagonists mean?

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  • protagonists (Noun)
    Plural of protagonist.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: protagonists

protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction
  agonist
protagonist - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
  supporter, champion, admirer, booster, friend
  advocator, proponent, advocate, exponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  anglophil, anglophile an admirer of England and things English
  truster, believer a person who has religious faith
  boswell a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
  cheerleader someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
  confederate someone who assists in a plot
  corporatist a supporter of corporatism
  enthusiast, partizan, partisan an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  francophil, francophile an admirer of France and everything French
  free trader an advocate of unrestricted international trade
  functionalist an adherent of functionalism
  jacobite a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
  loyalist, stalwart a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
  new dealer a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal
  graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist an admirer of Greece and everything Greek
  mainstay, pillar the forestay that braces the mainmast
  roundhead a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
  seconder someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
  shavian an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works
  ratifier, endorser, indorser, subscriber a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security
  well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
  toaster, wassailer a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
  maintainer, sustainer, upholder someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
  verifier, voucher a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • protagonist (n.)
    One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • protagonist
    The principal character in a work of fiction.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • protagonist
    prō-tag′on-ist, n. a leading character, esp. in a play.—n. Prō′tagon, a nitrogenous substance obtained from the brain and other tissues. [Gr. prōtos, first, agōnistēs, a combatant.]

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  • A protagonist is a main character of a story. It can be used for any kind of story: in literature or movie. The protagonist is also called the main character or the hero of the story.

    Protagonists are usually moral, helping other characters to change their badness to become good again, or killing the bad characters.

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