"protagonist" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "protagonist",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "protagonists",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pro‧tag‧o‧nist",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was rooting for the protagonist of the book."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a literary work or drama, the protagonist is the main character."
      ],
      "id": "simple-protagonist-en-noun-~GOXh18L",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The event was canceled because the protagonist couldn't come."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A protagonist is a leading person in a contest; a major performer."
      ],
      "id": "simple-protagonist-en-noun-oS0tRoOL",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There were no protagonists at the meeting so nothing got done."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A protagonist can be someone who recommends a cause or course of action."
      ],
      "id": "simple-protagonist-en-noun-hJaYrIyA",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/proʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-protagonist.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protagonist"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "protagonist",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "protagonists",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "pro‧tag‧o‧nist",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was rooting for the protagonist of the book."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a literary work or drama, the protagonist is the main character."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The event was canceled because the protagonist couldn't come."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A protagonist is a leading person in a contest; a major performer."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There were no protagonists at the meeting so nothing got done."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A protagonist can be someone who recommends a cause or course of action."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/proʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-protagonist.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protagonist"
}