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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Lillard is the third actor to come aboard following relative newcomer Summer H. Howell, who plays the title character, and Siena Agudong, who will portray Sue Snell.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Look at the actors who have played the title character in the past year.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Brown played the title character in 2020’s Enola Holmes, the story of Sherlock Holmes’ intrepid younger sister, and its 2022 sequel.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The movie’s team is using meme-focused marketing to spread the word, along with an AI chatbot version of the title character and a fake company website.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Look at the actors who have played the title character in the past year.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Brown played the title character in 2020’s Enola Holmes, the story of Sherlock Holmes’ intrepid younger sister, and its 2022 sequel.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The movie’s team is using meme-focused marketing to spread the word, along with an AI chatbot version of the title character and a fake company website.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for title character
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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