tritagonist

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountritagonist (plural tritagonists)

plural tritagonists

  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

Origin

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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Translations

Catalan tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
Czech tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
French tritagoniste
  • tritagonistethird role
German Tritagonist, Tritagonistin
  • Tritagonistthird role
  • Tritagonistinthird role
Italian tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
Korean 제삼배우
  • 제삼배우 (jesambae'u)third role
Portuguese tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
Russian тритагонист
  • тритагонист (tritagonist)third role
Slovak tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
Spanish tritagonista
  • tritagonistathird role
Cite this entry
APA

tritagonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritagonist

MLA

“tritagonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritagonist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tritagonist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritagonist.

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