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protagonist
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????????? (pr?tag?nist?s, “a chief actor”), from ?????? (prôtos, “first”) + ????????? (ag?nist?s, “a combatant, pleader, actor”).
Surface analysis prot- (“first”) +? agonist (“combatant, participant”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p???tæ.??.n?st/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?o??tæ.??.n?st/
Noun
protagonist (plural protagonists)
- (authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
- Antonym: antagonist
- A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
- (proscribed) An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.
Usage notes
The use of protagonist to mean a proponent or supporter of a cause is a 20th century development that may have been influenced by the misunderstanding that the first syllable of the word is the prefix pro-, meaning favouring. This usage is widely considered to be erroneous.
Coordinate terms
- deuteragonist
- tritagonist
Related terms
- agonist
- agonistes
Translations
Further reading
- protagonist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- protagonist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
Danish
Noun
protagonist c (singular definite protagonisten, plural indefinite protagonister)
- (literature) protagonist
- Synonym: hovedperson
Declension
Further reading
- “protagonist” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ????????????? (pr?tag?nist?s). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pro?.ta?.?o??n?st/
- Hyphenation: pro?ta?go?nist
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
protagonist m (plural protagonisten)
- protagonist, main character [from 18th c.]
- 1780, M. C. Curtius, Aristoteles Verhandeling over de dichtkunst, tr. from German, publ. by Arend Fokke Simonsz., page 105.
- Synonyms: hoofdpersonage, hoofdpersoon
- 1780, M. C. Curtius, Aristoteles Verhandeling over de dichtkunst, tr. from German, publ. by Arend Fokke Simonsz., page 105.
Antonyms
- antagonist
Derived terms
- protagonistisch
Romanian
Etymology
From French protagoniste
Noun
protagonist m (plural protagoni?ti)
- protagonist
Declension
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proponent
English
Etymology
From Latin pr?p?n?ns, present participle of pr?p?n? (“to put forward; propose”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???p??n?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???po?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: pro?po?nent
Noun
proponent (plural proponents)
- One who supports something; an advocate
- 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
- 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
- One who makes a proposal or proposition.
- (law) One who propounds a will for probate.
Synonyms
- exponent
Antonyms
- detractor
- opponent
Related terms
- apropos
- propone
- propound
- propose
Translations
Adjective
proponent (not comparable)
- Making proposals; proposing.
Latin
Verb
pr?p?nent
- third-person plural future active indicative of pr?p?n?
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