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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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Pro wrestling is a realm where a man named John Cena plays a character named John Cena; the match outcomes are predetermined, but the personal stakes are huge.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Hyodol's character was designed to be dependent on its user, as many older Koreans have spent their lives enduring gruelling work to provide for their families, Kim said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A little more than a decade ago, he had been a relatively obscure character outside of soccer circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So we really deliberately and really defiantly tried to embrace the identity crisis of the character in how we told the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Now this character turns up out of nowhere to sell Steve Eisman on what he claims is his own original brilliant idea for betting against the subprime mortgage bond market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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