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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Mackey stars as the title character, an idealistic lieutenant governor who gets the top job when her boss/mentor (Albert Brooks) heads to Washington for a cabinet position.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Hercules and the Muses were all powerhouse vocalists, including Corey Bradford as the title character.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
Snow played new girl Kate Spencer in the 2006 high school comedy, which revolves around three women that the title character — played by Jesse Metcalfe, 46 — dates at the same time.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace and based on the Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown (which Wallace hosted), Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton as the title character, a veteran West Texas oilman.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Hercules and the Muses were all powerhouse vocalists, including Corey Bradford as the title character.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
Snow played new girl Kate Spencer in the 2006 high school comedy, which revolves around three women that the title character — played by Jesse Metcalfe, 46 — dates at the same time.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace and based on the Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown (which Wallace hosted), Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton as the title character, a veteran West Texas oilman.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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