supporting character

collocation in English

meaningsofsupportingandcharacter

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supporting
adjective
uk
/səˈpɔː.tɪŋ/us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪŋ/
not the most important actor or part in a film ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofsupportingandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is asupportingcharacterin the series.
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Her role is basically that of asupportingcharacter.
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He becomes asupportingcharacterfrom then on.
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He appears as asupportingcharacterfor the heroes.
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She is often mentioned but does not actually make an appearance until her introduction as a majorsupportingcharacterin the third series.
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She played the lead actress roles for over 100 feature films and switched over to thesupportingcharacterroles post year 2000.
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Without her parents knowledge, she starred in two local movies as asupportingcharacter.
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She ended up in the 1970s as a well-recognizedsupportingcharacteractress, primarily on television and also in feature films.
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He does not retain any depth of fame to his character, as he is considered to be asupportingcharacter.
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This lineup of titles has been dubbed the series, as each title focuses on a particularsupportingcharacterfrom the original manga.
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His film appearances were usually insupportingcharacterroles to the younger major cinema stars of the day.
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Initially, he was only asupportingcharacter, but he soon became a second protagonist.
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Every participant played the main character and asupportingcharacteronce.
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The site also listed him as the bestsupportingcharacterin an anime series.
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He would eventually acquire a couple ofsupportingcharacterfriends for his own semi-regularly featured adventures in the strip.
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He is asupportingcharacterin the story, but a few of his actions are important to the plot.
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Soap opera fans have a history ofsupportingcharactercouples and giving their favorite couples nicknames that combine the letters of the characters' names.
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In subsequent games, he appears as asupportingcharacterwho assist the heroes by serving the role of a referee or a shopkeeper.
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Schulz apparently was against this scene, feeling that fans would already be familiar with thesupportingcharacter.
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He frequently takes roles as asupportingcharacteractor, often playing villains of unstable nature.
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