"audience surrogate" meaning in All languages combined

See audience surrogate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: audience surrogates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} audience surrogate (plural audience surrogates)
  1. (literature) A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-audience_surrogate-en-noun-Z0M4z7JW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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        "A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
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          "detective",
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        "(literature) A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
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        "media",
        "publishing"
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        "(literature) A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved."
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