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stock character

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, communications, entertainment, film, journalism, lifestyle, literature, media, publishing, television, theater, writing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: staple character

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ամպլուա (amplua) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Belarusian: амплуа́ (ampluá) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Bulgarian: стереотипна роля (stereotipna rolja) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Chinese Cantonese: 固定角色 (gu3 ding6 gok3 sik1) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Chinese Cantonese: 模式化人物 — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Chinese Cantonese: 定型角色 (ding6 jing4 gok3 sik1) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Chinese Mandarin: 定型角色 (dìngxíng jiǎosè) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Esperanto: rolfako — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Finnish: perushahmo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • French: personnage type — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • German: Typus — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Hungarian: szereplőtípus — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Italian: personaggio tipo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Italian: tipo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Japanese: ストックキャラクター (sutokku kyarakutā) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Korean: 정형적 인물 (jeonghyeongjeok inmul) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Lithuanian: amplua — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Polish: stereotypowa postać fikcyjna — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Portuguese: personagem modelo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Portuguese: arquétipo de personagem — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Portuguese: tipo de personagem — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Portuguese: tipo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Russian: амплуа́ (ampluá) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Serbo-Croatian: ти̑пскӣ ли̑к — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Serbo-Croatian: tȋpskī lȋk — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Spanish: personaje tipo — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Turkish: tip — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Turkish: tip karakter — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Ukrainian: амплуа́ (ampluá) — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • Uzbek: amplua — fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype