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raisonneur

[rez-uh-nur; French re-zaw-nœr]
noun, plural rai·son·neurs [rez-uh-nurz; French re-zaw-nœr] /ˌrɛz əˈnɜrz; French rɛ zɔˈnœr/.
  1. a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
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Origin of raisonneur

1900–05; < French: literally, one who reasons or argues, equivalent to raisonn(er) to reason, argue + -eur -eur
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  • Since I was lugged, even as a sort of raisonneur, into their little drama, I may be pardoned for some curiosity as to development.

    The Mountebank

    William J. Locke