Protagonist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

the principal character in a work of fiction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈəʊtɐɡənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈəʊtɐɡənˌɪst/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst/.

Examples

all their supporters came out for the game
they are friends of the library

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

admirer champion friend supporter agonist booster

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who backs a politician or a team etc. “all their supporters came out for the game”
noun	the principal character in a work of fiction

Word Forms

support	verb	be behind; approve of
champion	verb	protect or fight for as a champion
admire	verb	feel admiration for
boost	verb	contribute to the progress or growth of
agony	noun	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

protagoniste

une personne qui soutient un politicien ou une équipe, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

protagonista

una persona que respalda a un político o un equipo, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

protagonista

una persona che sostiene un politico o una squadra ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofdrolspeler

een persoon die een politicus of een team steunt, enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

protagonista

uma pessoa que apóia um político ou uma equipe, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

главный герой

человек, который поддерживает политика или команду и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नायक

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी राजनेता या टीम आदि का समर्थन करता हो।

🇧🇩Bengali

নায়ক

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একজন রাজনীতিবিদ বা দল ইত্যাদিকে সমর্থন করেন।

🇮🇳Tamil

கதாநாயகன்

ஒரு அரசியல்வாதி அல்லது ஒரு அணியை ஆதரிக்கும் நபர்.

🇮🇳Telugu

కథానాయకుడు

రాజకీయ నాయకుడు లేదా బృందానికి మద్దతు ఇచ్చే వ్యక్తి.

🇮🇳Marathi

नायक

राजकारणी किंवा संघ इत्यादींना पाठीशी घालणारी व्यक्ती.

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાયક

એક વ્યક્તિ જે રાજકારણી અથવા ટીમ વગેરેને સમર્થન આપે છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಯಕ

ಒಬ್ಬ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

നായകൻ

ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരനെയോ ടീമിനെയോ പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਆਸਤਦਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਟੀਮ ਆਦਿ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

🇵🇰Urdu

مرکزی کردار

وہ شخص جو کسی سیاستدان یا ٹیم وغیرہ کی پشت پناہی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主角

支持政客或团队等的人

🇯🇵Japanese

主人公

政治家やチームなどを支援する人。

🇰🇷Korean

주역

정치인이나 팀 등을 지지하는 사람.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân vật chính

một người ủng hộ một chính trị gia hoặc một đội, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวเอก

บุคคลที่สนับสนุนนักการเมืองหรือทีม ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tokoh utama

seseorang yang mendukung politisi atau tim, dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

bida

isang taong sumusuporta sa isang politiko o isang koponan atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

protagonis

orang yang menyokong ahli politik atau pasukan dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بطل الرواية

الشخص الذي يدعم سياسيًا أو فريقًا وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

قهرمان داستان

شخصی که از یک سیاستمدار یا یک تیم و غیره حمایت می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

kahraman

bir politikacıyı veya bir takımı vb. destekleyen kişi.

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְמוּת רָאשִׁית

אדם שתומך בפוליטיקאי או בצוות וכו'.

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