protagonist

See also: Protagonist

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs, “a chief actor”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”).

Surface analysis prot- (“first”) +‎ agonist (“combatant, participant”).

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈtæ.ɡə.nɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈtæ.ɡə.nɪst/

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NounEdit

protagonist (plural protagonists)

1. The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
2. A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
3. An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.

AntonymsEdit

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• antagonist

Related termsEdit

• agonist
• agonistes

Coordinate termsEdit

• deuteragonist
• tritagonist

TranslationsEdit

main character

• Arabic: نَصِير‏‎ m (naṣīr), بَطَل‏‎ m (baṭal)
• Armenian: հերոս (hy) (heros)
• Catalan: protagonista m, f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 主角 (zh) (zhǔjué)

• Danish: hovedperson c
• Dutch: protagonist m, f
• Esperanto: ĉefrolulo
• Estonian: nutikas
• Finnish: päähenkilö (fi)
• French: protagoniste (fr) m, f, héros (fr) m, héroïne (fr) f
• Georgian: მთავარი გმირი (mtavari gmiri), მთავარი პერსონაჟი (mtavari ṗersonaži), მთავარი მოქმედი პირი (mtavari mokmedi ṗiri), პროტაგონისტი (ṗroṭagonisṭi)
• German: Protagonist (de) m, Protagonistin f, Hauptfigur (de) f, Held (de) m

• Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (el) m (protagonistís)
• Hebrew: דמות ראשית‏‎ (he) f (dmut rashít), גיבור‏‎ (he) m (gibor)
• Hungarian: főszereplő (hu), főhős (hu)
• Ido: protagonisto (io)
• Indonesian: protagonis (id), tokoh utama (id), pemeran utama (id)
• Japanese: 主人公 (しゅじんこう, shujinkou)
• Malay: protagonis, watak utama
• Norwegian: hovedperson m, protagonist m
• Polish: protagonista (pl) m, protagonistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: protagonista (pt) m, f
• Russian: (гла́вный) геро́й m ((glávnyj) gerój), (гла́вная) герои́ня f ((glávnaja) geroínja), протагони́ст (ru) m (protagoníst), протагони́стка f (protagonístka)
• Spanish: protagonista (es) m, f
• Swedish: huvudperson (sv) c, protagonist (sv) c

leading person in a contest

• Catalan: protagonista m, f
• Dutch: hoofdrolspeler m, hoofdrolspeelster f
• Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (el) m (protagonistís)
• Hebrew: מוביל‏‎ m (movil)

• Hungarian: főszereplő (hu)
• Malay: protagonis, watak utama
• Portuguese: protagonista (pt) m, f
• Spanish: protagonista (es) m, f

advocate

• Norwegian: protagonist m
• Portuguese: protagonista (pt) m, f

• Spanish: protagonista (es) m, f
• Swedish: förespråkare (sv) c, förkämpe c

Further readingEdit

• protagonist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• protagonist in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911