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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Riz Ahmed, as the title character, washes his father’s body, surrounded by his uncle, Claudius, and other men as a Hindu priest recites from the Bhagavad Gita.
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Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The pair, both sporting glasses and athleisure wear, recreated some of their magical chemistry from the infamous movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, in which Broderick plays the title character while Ruck portrays his perpetually pessimistic best friend, Cameron.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Farrell’s work as the title character in The Penguin has him up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie, one of 24 Primetime Emmy nominations that show has gotten.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
Since then, however, life's been a challenge for the title character of BoJack Horseman, voiced to sarcastic, self-destructive perfection by Will Arnett.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The pair, both sporting glasses and athleisure wear, recreated some of their magical chemistry from the infamous movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, in which Broderick plays the title character while Ruck portrays his perpetually pessimistic best friend, Cameron.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Farrell’s work as the title character in The Penguin has him up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie, one of 24 Primetime Emmy nominations that show has gotten.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
Since then, however, life's been a challenge for the title character of BoJack Horseman, voiced to sarcastic, self-destructive perfection by Will Arnett.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.
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