English dictionary · noun

protagonist

the leading character in a drama or story

Meaning and definitions

1. the leading character in a drama or story

Connected roots

• proto-

  first

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• prototype

  An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

• proton

  A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

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