Hypertext Webster Gateway: "protagonist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protagonist \Pro*tag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?; prw^tos first + ? an
actor, combatant, fr. ? a contest.]
One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who
takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the
like.
Shakespeare, the protagonist on the great of modern
poetry. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
protagonist
n 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" [syn: {supporter}, {champion}, {admirer}, {booster},
{friend}]
2: the principal character in a work of fiction
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