Meaning & use
protagonist
The main character in a story, novel, play, or film, around whom the plot centers.
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The protagonist must decide whether to trust the stranger who saved her life.
Readers often disagreed about whether the novel's protagonist was truly a hero.
A note on using this word
A protagonist is not always a traditional hero; the term simply describes the central figure the story follows.
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