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 focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Flesh for Frankenstein features many of the same cast members as its sister film, Blood for Dracula, including Udo Kier as the title character.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Ibsen’s title character is a spoiled, headstrong young woman who, newly and unhappily married to a dull scholar, enacts a Machiavellian scheme to advance his career and her social standing, with catastrophic results.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The film begins with the title character having an epiphany and setting off on a journey to Italy with his manager (Sandler) and his long-suffering publicist (Laura Dern) in tow.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Flesh for Frankenstein features many of the same cast members as its sister film, Blood for Dracula, including Udo Kier as the title character.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Ibsen’s title character is a spoiled, headstrong young woman who, newly and unhappily married to a dull scholar, enacts a Machiavellian scheme to advance his career and her social standing, with catastrophic results.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The film begins with the title character having an epiphany and setting off on a journey to Italy with his manager (Sandler) and his long-suffering publicist (Laura Dern) in tow.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for title character
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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