tritagonist

[ trih-tag-uh-nist ]

noun
  1. (in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors.: Compare protagonist (def. 4), deuteragonist.

Origin of tritagonist

1
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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