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heroine

[her-oh-in] / ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn /


NOUN
principal female character
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Cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s eye never stops moving — an independent narrator telling a different story than the one starring our heroine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Its second season begins with Anna Sawai’s heroine Cate Randa refusing to leave Russell’s retired U.S.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Fourth Wing introduces heroine Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old woman who is thrust into brutal training to become an elite dragon rider.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Verdi’s heroine has her origins in Dumas’s lover Marie Duplessis, who came to Paris from the countryside at age 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

When there was a heroine, she weighed very little, wore very little, and had had her teeth fixed.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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