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Protagonist
protagonist
(protagonists) 1. Someone who is a protagonist of an idea or movement is a supporter of it. (FORMAL) ...the main protagonists of their countries’ integration into the world market. = proponent ? opponent N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A protagonist in a play, novel, or real event is one of the main people in it. (FORMAL) ...the protagonist of J. D. Salinger’s novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’... N-COUNT
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noun Etymology: Greek protagonistes, from prot- prot- + agonistes competitor at games, actor, from agonizesthai to compete, from agon contest, competition at games — more at agony Date: 1671 1. a. the principal character in a literary work (as a drama or story) b. a leading actor, character, or participant in a literary work or real event 2. a leader, proponent, or supporter of a cause ; champion PROTAGORAS biographical name circa 485-410 B.C. Greek philosopher • Protagorean adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the chief person in a drama, story, etc. 2 the leading person in a contest etc.; a principal performer. 3 (usu. foll. by of, for) disp. an advocate or champion of a cause, course of action, etc. (a protagonist of women's rights). Etymology: Gk protagonistes (as PROTO-, agonistes actor) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. протагонист, главный герой, главное действующее лицо 2. актер, играющий главную роль 3. борец; поборник; защитник; сторонник, приверженец (идеи) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) главный герой; главное действующее лицо 2) актер, играющий главную роль 3) поборник, защитник, сторонник, приверженец ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 one of the main supporters of a new aim or policy, especially a social one + of (Ogden was one of the earliest protagonists of educational reform.) 2 formal the most important character in a play, film, or story 3 formal someone who is in a competition, battle, or struggle (the protagonists in America's `software wars') (- compare antagonist) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1671, from Gk. protagonistes "actor who plays the chief or first part," from pro- "first" + agonistes "actor, competitor," from agon "contest." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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