title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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Nick Offerman has joined Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation of Margo’s Got Money Troubles as the title character’s father, TVLine has learned.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
In Frank Norris’ naturalist novel McTeague (1899), the title character’s growing greed ultimately leads to bloodlust, all while the sophistication of his eating habits increases.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 24 Oct. 2024
Scarlett Johansson is eyeing this to star as the title character, subject to script, Deadline hears.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Who can imagine, for instance, anyone but Meryl Streep as the title character in The Devil Wears Prada?
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
In Frank Norris’ naturalist novel McTeague (1899), the title character’s growing greed ultimately leads to bloodlust, all while the sophistication of his eating habits increases.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 24 Oct. 2024
Scarlett Johansson is eyeing this to star as the title character, subject to script, Deadline hears.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Who can imagine, for instance, anyone but Meryl Streep as the title character in The Devil Wears Prada?
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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