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staple character

staple character noun: a stock character, especially one that is overused.

Noun

staple character (plural staple characters)

  1. A stock character, especially one that is overused.
    • The mad scientist was a staple character in many horror films.

Forms of staple character

pluralstaple characters

Questions about staple character

What does staple character mean?
Staple character means a stock character, especially one that is overused.
What part of speech is staple character?
Staple character is a noun.
What is the plural of staple character?
The plural of staple character is staple characters.

Words near staple character in the dictionary

  1. staphylotomy
  2. staphylotoxin
  3. staphylotoxins
  4. staphyloxanthin
  5. staple
  6. staple character
  7. staple characters
  8. staple gun
  9. staple guns
  10. Staple Hill
  11. Staple Hill and Mangotsfield

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