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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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Star Wars actor Driver joined via video-link as his character was revealed as the villainous Nathaniel Milbury, who will also been known as Mr Sinister.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The excerpt below is a scene from a dinner party in which one character launches into a riff about the pervasiveness of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook recipes at social gatherings.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

I watched “Lanterns” without any particular knowledge of the character, who has been around since 1940, and in this particular version since 1959.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

We get quite a bit about Hal—there has to be a mix of the personal and the literally universal about each character.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Booth’s judgment of Mudd's character had been correct: He had not betrayed them.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

She impressed casting directors with a repertoire of characters and accents she’d been perfecting since she was 4 years old.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

As the film’s title card tells viewers, the movie takes place three years into “the mandate,” as the characters refer to it.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Their conversation explores characters who hide their true nature behind carefully constructed personas, the role of technology in enabling obsession and revenge, and the social rituals that define contemporary London.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

The stars taking on the roles of seven characters in the new movie were unveiled at Disney's D23 fan event in the US on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“All three companies use sixteen-character coding systems, and in all three of them the first four characters are identical.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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