protagonist

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From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs, “a chief actor”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, prot- (“first”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: بَطَل (baṭal) — main character
• Arabic: بَطَلَة (baṭala) — main character
• Armenian: հերոս (heros) — main character
• Azerbaijani: baş qəhrəman — main character
• Azerbaijani: protaqonist — main character
• Azerbaijani: əsas qəhrəman — main character
• Azerbaijani: əsas personaj — main character
• Belarusian: гало́ўны геро́й (halówny hjerój) — main character
• Belarusian: гало́ўная гераі́ня (halównaja hjeraínja) — main character
• Bulgarian: гла́вен геро́й (gláven gerój) — main character
• Bulgarian: гла́вна герои́ня (glávna geroínja) — main character
• Catalan: protagonista — main character
• Chinese Mandarin: 主角 (zhǔjué) — main character
• Chinese Mandarin: 主人公 (zhǔréngōng) — main character
• Czech: protagonista — main character
• Danish: hovedperson — main character
• Dutch: protagonist — main character
• Esperanto: ĉefrolulo — main character
• Esperanto: ĉefpersono — main character
• Estonian: peategelane — main character
• Finnish: päähenkilö — main character
• Finnish: sankari — main character
• French: protagoniste — main character
• French: héros — main character
• French: héroïne — main character
• Galician: protagonista — main character
• Georgian: მთავარი გმირი (mtavari gmiri) — main character
• Georgian: მთავარი პერსონაჟი (mtavari ṗersonaži) — main character
• Georgian: მთავარი მოქმედი პირი (mtavari mokmedi ṗiri) — main character
• Georgian: პროტაგონისტი (ṗroṭagonisṭi) — main character
• German: Protagonist — main character
• German: Protagonistin — main character
• German: Hauptfigur — main character
• German: Held — main character
• Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistís) — main character
• Hebrew: דְּמוּת רָאשִׁית (dmut rashít) — main character
• Hebrew: גִּבּוֹר (gibor) — main character
• Hungarian: főszereplő — main character
• Hungarian: főhős — main character
• Ido: protagonisto — main character
• Indonesian: protagonis — main character
• Indonesian: tokoh utama — main character
• Indonesian: pemeran utama — main character
• Italian: protagonista — main character
• Japanese: 主人公 (shujinkō) — main character
• Korean: 주인공 (ju'in'gong) — main character
• Central Kurdish: پاڵەوان (pallewan) — main character
• Malay: protagonis — main character
• Malay: watak utama — main character
• Māori: kiritoa — main character
• Norwegian Bokmål: hovedperson — main character
• Norwegian Bokmål: protagonist — main character
• Polish: protagonista — main character
• Polish: protagonistka — main character
• Polish: bohater — main character
• Polish: główny bohater — main character
• Portuguese: protagonista — main character
• Romanian: protagonist — main character
• Russian: гла́вный геро́й (glávnyj gerój) — main character
• Russian: гла́вная герои́ня (glávnaja geroínja) — main character
• Russian: протагони́ст (protagoníst) — main character
• Russian: протагони́стка (protagonístka) — main character
• Spanish: protagonista — main character
• Swahili: mhusika mkuu — main character
• Swedish: huvudperson — main character
• Swedish: protagonist — main character
• Turkish: ana karakter — main character
• Turkish: kahraman — main character
• Ukrainian: головни́й геро́й (holovnýj herój) — main character
• Ukrainian: головна́ герої́ня (holovná herojínja) — main character
• Ukrainian: протагоні́ст (protahoníst) — main character
• Ukrainian: протагоні́стка (protahonístka) — main character
• Vietnamese: nam chính — main character
• Vietnamese: nữ chính — main character
• Vietnamese: nhân vật chính — main character
• Arabic: مُتَصَدِّر (mutaṣaddir) — leading person in a contest
• Catalan: protagonista — leading person in a contest
• Dutch: hoofdrolspeler — leading person in a contest
• Dutch: hoofdrolspeelster — leading person in a contest
• Galician: protagonista — leading person in a contest
• Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistís) — leading person in a contest
• Hebrew: מוֹבִיל (movil) — leading person in a contest
• Hungarian: főszereplő — leading person in a contest
• Malay: protagonis — leading person in a contest
• Malay: watak utama — leading person in a contest
• Māori: kiritoa — leading person in a contest
• Polish: protagonista — leading person in a contest
• Polish: protagonistka — leading person in a contest
• Portuguese: protagonista — leading person in a contest
• Spanish: protagonista — leading person in a contest
• Finnish: esitaistelija — advocate
• Finnish: uranuurtaja — advocate
• Finnish: edelläkävijä — advocate
• Finnish: tienraivaaja — advocate
• Norwegian Bokmål: protagonist — advocate
• Portuguese: protagonista — advocate
• Spanish: protagonista — advocate
• Swedish: förespråkare — advocate
• Swedish: förkämpe — advocate