stock character

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stock character

noun stock characters

  1. Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

    Similar: staple character

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noun fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype

Españolpersonaje tipo
한국어정형적 인물 jeonghyeongjeok inmul
日本語ストックキャラクター sutokku kyarakutā
中文定型角色 dìngxíng jiǎosè
Portuguêspersonagem modelo, arquétipo de personagem, tipo de personagem, tipo
Françaispersonnage type
DeutschTypus
Italianopersonaggio tipo, tipo
Русскийамплуа́ ampluá

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@misc{stock_character_2026,
  title = {stock character},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stock%20character},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}