Protagonist (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The company's main protagonist, the mayor, had publicly announced his plans to cut taxes in the next quarter.
- Her father, a protagonist of the team, cheered enthusiastically as they took to the field for the final game.
- He had always been a protagonist of environmental conservation and donated generously to related charities.
- She became an overnight protagonist of the party, convincing thousands of undecided voters to support the presidential candidate.
- Their social media influencer friend, a strong protagonist of animal welfare, spread awareness about cruelty against endangered species.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Whig
- Subscriber
- Boswell
- Seconder
- Enthusiast
- Jacobite
- Partizan
- Well-wisher
- Believer
- Roundhead
- Corporatist
- Sympathizer
- Free Trader
- New Dealer
- Voucher
- Cheerleader
- Pillar
- Shavian
- Indorser
- Toaster
- Anglophile
- Upholder
- Francophile
- Ratifier
- Functionalist
- Philhellene
- Graecophile
- Confederate
- Loyalist
- Sustainer
Meaning 2
The principal character in a work of fiction.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- In the novel, the young widow was the protagonist, struggling to find her place in a world without her husband.
- The film's protagonist was a complex character, full of flaws and contradictions that made him seem real.
- Throughout the play, the audience is encouraged to sympathize with the protagonist as she faces one challenge after another.
- The protagonist's journey from ignorance to enlightenment was the focus of the poem.
- The novel's protagonist, a rebellious teenager, defied her parents at every turn.