protagonist
/pɹəʊˈtæɡənəst/proh-TA-guh-nuhst
/pɹoʊˈtæɡənəst/proh-TA-guh-nuhst
Meaningfirst actor
Common meaning: the main character
- protfirst, foremostLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 707 · scan
- agonistGreek agōnistēs: a contestant
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek πρῶτος ‘first, foremost’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry πρῶτος, p. 707 · dictionary scan
Roots
- πρῶτος Greek “first, foremost”
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