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leading character

NOUN
protagonist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
central character central figure hero heroine lead character leading figure main character main figure principal principal character principal figure
STRONG
central player key player leading player main player principal player star title role
WEAK
archetype idol
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antagonist
STRONG
bit player
WEAK
boss

Example Sentences

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The set is the centerpiece of a movie studio that is itself a leading character in Hollywood lore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

“So many times throughout this process, I’ve definitely had moments where I’m like, ‘Am I out of my mind by having this person to be our leading character?’

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

“Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 70.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

A leading character is an Arab teenager, Nahim, who turns out to be the lover of Adam’s daughter, a narrative that was a daring literary choice for the time.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022

By and by Laura Keene, an actress who had a theater of her own in New York, let him try a leading character in a play that ran one hundred and fifty nights.

From The Child's Book of American Biography by Stimpson, Mary Stoyell