stock character

noun

Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

Similar
staple character
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Meanings

nounstock character (plural stock characters)

plural stock characters

  1. broadcastingAny fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

    Synonyms: staple character

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

Similar
staple character

Translations

Bulgarian стереотипна роля
  • стереотипна роля (stereotipna rolja)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Chinese Cantonese 固定角色, 模式化人物
  • 固定角色 (gu³ ding⁶ gok³ sik¹)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • 模式化人物fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • 定型角色 (ding⁶ jing⁴ gok³ sik¹)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Chinese Mandarin 定型角色
  • 定型角色 (dìngxíng jiǎosè)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Esperanto rolfako
  • rolfakofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Finnish perushahmo
  • perushahmofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
French personnage type
  • personnage typefictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
German Typus
  • Typusfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Hungarian szereplőtípus
  • szereplőtípusfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Italian personaggio tipo, tipo
  • personaggio tipofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • tipofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Japanese ストックキャラクター
  • ストックキャラクター (sutokku kyarakutā)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Korean 정형적 인물
  • 정형적 인물 (jeonghyeongjeok inmul)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Lithuanian amplua
  • ampluafictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Polish stereotypowa postać fikcyjna
  • stereotypowa postać fikcyjnafictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Portuguese personagem modelo, arquétipo de personagem
  • personagem modelofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • arquétipo de personagemfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • tipo de personagemfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • tipofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Russian амплуа́
  • амплуа́ (ampluá)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Spanish personaje tipo
  • personaje tipofictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Turkish tip, tip karakter
  • tipfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
  • tip karakterfictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Ukrainian амплуа́
  • амплуа́ (ampluá)fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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