leading man

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leading man

noun leading men

A man who does or can play the lead role in a movie, play or other production; a person who frequently plays such roles. He was never intended as the leading man. He and Monica were never story-arced to get married.
The type of conventionally handsome and approachable man who is perceived as being capable of playing male lead roles in movies or other productions.

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@misc{leading_man_2026,
  title = {leading man},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leading%20man},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}