character type

British  

noun

1. psychol a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together in an individual

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Example Sentences

Picturing Natasha allowed me to play initially with a character type we may expect from her.

From Los Angeles Times

I wonder if the era of the short-attention spans and the online avatars is creating a new character type: the person who doesn't experience life as an accumulation over decades, but just as a series of disjointed performances in the here and now, with an echo of hollowness inside.

From Salon

I wonder if the era of the short-attention spans and the online avatars is creating a new character type: the person who doesn’t experience life as an accumulation over decades, but just as a series of disjointed performances in the here and now, with an echo of hollowness inside.

From Seattle Times

This character type often speaks to a cultural fear around what women might do to remedy their domestic and workplace dissatisfaction.

From Salon

That doesn't necessarily make her the right character type for a work like this.

From Salon