How to pronounce protagonist
American English pronunciation
proh-TAG-uh-nist
- IPA
- /pɹoʊˈtæɡənɪst/
- Syllables
- proh · TAG · uh · nist (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What protagonist means
The main character of a story
In a sentence: The protagonist of the story is a girl who can talk to birds.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for the chief actor in a play, from words meaning "first" and "fighter."
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