title role
title role · title roles
The part of a movie, play, or television show, from which the work's title is takenThe part of a movie, play, or television show, from which the work's title is taken.
» Esther is playing the title role in Jane Eyre.
Meaning
1 sensesThe part of a movie, play, or television show, from which the work's title is taken.
More definitions
- the role of the character after whom the play is named
Examples
4 sentencesEsther is playing the title role in Jane Eyre.
Aviva is playing the title role in a dramatization of the Book of Esther.
Aviva is playing the title role in a play based on the Book of Esther.
Esther is playing the title role in a dramatization of the Book of Esther. It's the role she was born to play!
Forms
plural: title roles| Singular | title role |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsRelatedtitle character