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 play’s about choices, both mundane and gripping, and where those choices have taken the title character over her lifetime with children and three husbands.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 June 2025
If not, a show that has now been in decline for half its run risks devolving into a mess as self-indulgent, morose, and, well, dissonant as its title character.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
Gascón, who played the title character, was given a Best Actress nod, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated in an Oscars acting category.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 June 2025
Affleck starred as the title character Larry Gigli who is tasked with kidnapping the brother (Bartha) of a district attorney.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 June 2025
If not, a show that has now been in decline for half its run risks devolving into a mess as self-indulgent, morose, and, well, dissonant as its title character.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
Gascón, who played the title character, was given a Best Actress nod, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated in an Oscars acting category.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 June 2025
Affleck starred as the title character Larry Gigli who is tasked with kidnapping the brother (Bartha) of a district attorney.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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