breakout character

English

Noun

breakout character (plural breakout characters)

(film, television, literature) A character who becomes the most popular, talked about, and imitated, helping to establish the narrative's popularity.

References

English Learner Movie Guides
Break-out characters discussion thread at Sitcoms Online, started May 10, 2006; retrieved July 28, 2006.

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