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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The plot centers on the title character, a troubled 13-year-old living with her single mother.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 May 2025
Dexter: Resurrection, the follow-up to 2021’s Dexter: New Blood, reveals that Michael C. Hall’s title character isn’t actually dead and is hot on the trail of his missing son, Harrison.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The title character will also anchor a new mobile game, World of Peppa Pig, and a Sesame Street game is now in the works as Netflix ramps up in the kids gaming sector.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Powell plays the title character who goes quasi-undercover as a college quarterback.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 May 2025
Dexter: Resurrection, the follow-up to 2021’s Dexter: New Blood, reveals that Michael C. Hall’s title character isn’t actually dead and is hot on the trail of his missing son, Harrison.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The title character will also anchor a new mobile game, World of Peppa Pig, and a Sesame Street game is now in the works as Netflix ramps up in the kids gaming sector.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Powell plays the title character who goes quasi-undercover as a college quarterback.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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