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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Recent Examples on the Web

Sophie Okonedo and Queen Charlotte’s India Amarteifio play the title character, whose political idealism has curdled into middle-class ennui. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

According to sources close to the project, Cohen will portray the title character when The Popinjay Cavalier lands at an as-yet-undisclosed West End venue in spring 2027. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Brownlee sang the title character, a tyrannical leader who spreads rumors of his death to discover if his sons are in love with his fiancée Aspasia. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

The title character was lieutenant governor of an unnamed, generic state, who became governor when the movie's governor resigned to take a cabinet post in the incoming Obama administration. — Whitman Littlefield, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026