audience surrogate

noun

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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Meanings

nounaudience surrogate (plural audience surrogates)

plural audience surrogates

  1. literatureA 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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APA

audience surrogate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audience%20surrogate

MLA

“audience surrogate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audience%20surrogate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “audience surrogate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audience%20surrogate.

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