personage

Definitions of personage
  1. noun
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
    synonyms: fictie, fictionaliteit, figuur, persoon, romanfiguur, romanpersonage
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    pierrot
    a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
    hoofdpersoon
    the principal character in a work of fiction
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