1. The most important or primary character, either good or evil, in a novel, play, story, or other literary work: The protagonist must defend himself or herself against the opposition of an antagonist.
2. A leading personage in any contest; a prominent supporter or champion of any cause: The protagonist is not necessarily a "good person".

In ancient Greek drama, the protagonist was said to be the main character, however in a modern work with more than one main character, there might be more than one protagonist.

4. Etymology: borrowed from Greek, proto-, "first in time, earliest" + agonistes, "actor, combatant". © ALL rights are reserved.

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