protagonist
/pɹoʊˈtæɡənəst/
the main character in a story
protagonist in a sentence
“Hamlet is the protagonist of Shakespeare's play.”
Origin of protagonist
Greek protagonistes chief actor from protos first + agonistes actor, combatant
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