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Which cartoon character's name came to mean "insignificant or worthless"?

character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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But a character like Zoe is willing to destroy everything, including her family, to keep power.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

It was so grounded that it was easy to inhabit this character.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

"We know how important St Aubin's Bay is to many islanders and are committed to balancing the safe operation of the harbour with protecting the character and environment of the bay."

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It has undoubtedly led to new opportunities -- including the role of Rogue, an X-Men character who can steal other mutants' powers, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Now this character turns up out of nowhere to sell Steve Eisman on what he claims is his own original brilliant idea for betting against the subprime mortgage bond market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Do you see similarities between the characters you’ve played over the past few years?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Usually with female characters, everything always hearkens back to the family.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

“Coyote vs. Acme” director Dave Green and screenwriter Samy Burch didn’t expect this kind of reaction, but they were trying to “uncover shades to these characters that we had never known before,” Green said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Battle said he had managed to keep one of the characters that he used in his Eurovision performance, but with Eurovision behind him, his attention is already turning to future projects.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Her confidence, theatricality, and the ease with which she inhabited both male and female characters had drawn comparisons to the great Sarah Bernhardt herself.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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