title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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The title character is a brilliant architect who’s lost her mojo; Linklater sees this as the gravest danger zone for a person of talent.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
That character was the Phantom of the Opera, the title character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The Amazon subsidiary behind The Thomas Crown Affair is called Crown Leo UK Productions in a nod to the title character and MGM's roaring lion logo.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But given both the film’s protagonist (gig worker Eyüp, played by the director) and title character (Eyüp’s greedy boss) are participants in the dance, this Turkish writer can’t help but see it as a biting social statement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
That character was the Phantom of the Opera, the title character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The Amazon subsidiary behind The Thomas Crown Affair is called Crown Leo UK Productions in a nod to the title character and MGM's roaring lion logo.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But given both the film’s protagonist (gig worker Eyüp, played by the director) and title character (Eyüp’s greedy boss) are participants in the dance, this Turkish writer can’t help but see it as a biting social statement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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