main character
main character noun: a person who becomes a focal point of discussion on a social media platform (particularly Twitter).
Noun
main character (plural main characters)
- A person who becomes a focal point of discussion on a social media platform (particularly Twitter).
- With his Jill Biden essay, Joseph Epstein became Twitter’s main character this month.2020, Paul Farhi, "How the dusty old op-ed pages became the red-hot outrage-generating machine of 2020", The Washington Post, 28 December 2020 (image caption)
- Unless you’re in the business of receiving hate clicks for profit, you never want to be the “main character” of Twitter.2021 January 5, Dani Di Placido, “The Ballad Of ‘Bean Dad’ Shows The Cruel, Petty Side Of Twitter”, in Forbes
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, character.
Forms of main character
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Words formed from main character
Questions about main character
- What does main character mean?
- Main character means a person who becomes a focal point of discussion on a social media platform (particularly Twitter).
- What part of speech is main character?
- Main character is a noun.
- What is the plural of main character?
- The plural of main character is main characters.
Words near main character in the dictionary
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