Protagonist vs Proponent - What's the difference?
protagonist | proponent |
The main character in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.
One who supports something; an advocate
* 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Making proposals; proposing.
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As nouns the difference between protagonist and proponent
is that protagonist is the main character in any story, such as a literary work or drama while proponent is one who supports something; an advocate.As an adjective proponent is
making proposals; proposing.protagonist
English
(wikipedia protagonist)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* antagonistCoordinate terms
* deuteragonist * tritagonistExternal links
* *proponent
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Noun
(en noun)- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
