"staple character" meaning in All languages combined

See staple character on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: staple characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} staple character (plural staple characters)
  1. (writing, theater, film) A stock character, especially one that is overused. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Film genres, People, Stock characters, Theater, Writing

Inflected forms

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