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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Among the film’s most memorable scenes is the undead Costello emerging slowly from a lake to attack the title character.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
But there was a time when the title character of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film, Amélie, was expected to sport a far more mundane 'do.
—Adèle Bari, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The title character — played by Jason Schwartzman, who also sings the very catchy theme song — is a tuxedo cat whose life is thrown into disarray by the breakup of his human owners.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
But there was a time when the title character of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film, Amélie, was expected to sport a far more mundane 'do.
—Adèle Bari, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The title character — played by Jason Schwartzman, who also sings the very catchy theme song — is a tuxedo cat whose life is thrown into disarray by the breakup of his human owners.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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