PROTAGONIST
MEANING 1: (n.) the main character or leading actor in a literary work
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were the protagonists of the movie ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’.
- The readers were overjoyed to know that J.K. Rowling had kept the protagonist alive at the end of her fantasy series.
MEANING 2: (n.) the leader of or the person who argues most in favor of a cause
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
- Gandhi was the protagonist of the Indian Freedom Struggle.
- Carl Marx was the protagonist of the Marxist theory.
SYNONYMS: Hero, Champion, Leader
ANTONYMS: Antagonist, Opponent, Adversary
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