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tritagonist.

In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)

  2. The third most important character in a story, after the protagonist and deuteragonist

Where this word comes from

Ancient Greek, originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, trit- (“third”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).

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