tritagonist
[ trih-tag-uh-nist ]
/ trɪˈtæg ə nɪst /
noun
(in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors.Compare protagonist(def 4), deuteragonist.
Words nearby tritagonist
trisulcate, trisulfide, trisulphide, trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing
Origin of tritagonist
1885–90; < Greek tritagōnistḗs, equivalent to trit(ós) third + agōnistḗs actor, competitor, agent derivative of agōnízesthai to contend, struggle, compete for the acting prize
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Tritagonist, tri-tag′on-ist, n. the third actor in the Greek drama.