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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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She went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music, and made her operatic debut and breakthrough role as a last minute stand-in as the character Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute in 1975.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Supporters of Nyong’o’s casting note that Helen of Troy is not a historical figure bound to a single visual interpretation, but a literary and symbolic character whose meaning has shifted across cultures and eras.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

But during cross-examination of Altman on Tuesday, Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, opened with a brutal barrage of questions about his character: “Are you completely trustworthy?” he asked.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

When his character contacts Léa Seydoux’s French plant expert, it becomes almost too much rapturously intelligent star wattage for one quietly poetic movie, even if these god-tier actors are just zooming and talking shop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“He finds out about everything. What if the worst happens? This Tyler Kent character claims to have met with Mum. What if they really were working together?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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