protagonist
nounEtymology
From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs, “a chief actor”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, prot- (“first”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).
- derived from πρωταγωνιστής
Definitions
The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work…
The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
A leading person in a contest
A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.
The neighborhood
- antonymantagonist
- neighboragonist
- neighboragonistes
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at protagonist. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at protagonist. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at protagonist
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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