tritagonist
[ trih-tag-uh-nist ]
/ trɪˈtæg ə nɪst /
noun
(in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors.
Compare protagonist(def 4), deuteragonist.
Origin of tritagonist
1885–90; < Greek
tritagōnistḗs, equivalent to
trit(ós)
third +
agōnistḗs actor, competitor, agent derivative of
agōnízesthai to contend, struggle, compete for the acting prize
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Example sentences from the Web for tritagonist
Tritagonist, tri-tag′on-ist, n. the third actor in the Greek drama.