Protagonist

Definitions

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

Examples

“It was toward the end⟳ of the sixteenth century that the communities in Venice, Mantua, Ferrara, Padua, and Casale Monferrato, inspired by the Renaissance music, wanted to introduce⟳ some modernization into the service. The greatest protagonist of the idea was the encyclopedic Jewish scholar Leon of Modena.”

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