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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Murphy stars as the title character, a head teacher at a reform school for boys.
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Following Keeping Up Appearances, Routledge found success as the title character in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, which aired for four seasons between 1996 and 1998.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
Allen’s title character asks her mother in the play’s second scene.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In Chad Powers, Zahn plays Jake Hudson, coach of the fictional team that Glen Powell’s title character goes to try out with.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Following Keeping Up Appearances, Routledge found success as the title character in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, which aired for four seasons between 1996 and 1998.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
Allen’s title character asks her mother in the play’s second scene.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In Chad Powers, Zahn plays Jake Hudson, coach of the fictional team that Glen Powell’s title character goes to try out with.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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