title character

noun

: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer

Examples of title character in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Randy Hickey, My Name Is Earl (2005–09) Sidekick to: Earl J. Hickey My Name Is Earl's title character has made a lot of mistakes, but keeping his brother by his side isn't one of them. Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 However, Brando was also given the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor in 1996 for his portrayal of the title character in an adaptation of The Island of Dr. Moreau. 10 of 26 Brian Helgeland Brian Helgeland followed in the footsteps of Menken. Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024 Tarantino cast Grier, a blaxploitation legend, as the title character in his Elmore Leonard adaptation about a flight attendant caught in a bind. The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 End of carousel Director Séamus Miller’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy imagines its title character, channeled by James Finley, as a figure in an action-adventure video game. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Washington will play the title character, while Gyllenhaal will portray the antagonist Iago, who tries to convince Othello that his wife has been unfaithful. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 Broke and suffering a nervous breakdown, the title character moves in with her sister (Sally Hawkins) and blows up her life, too, affecting relationships and finally ending up with the only person who'll deal with her. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 Yet audiences — and, naturally, Academy voters — recognized right away that the gent playing the title character was doing a lot of heavy lifting. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024 The majority of Christopher Nolan’s script for Oppenheimer was written in the first person of the title character. Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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