Heroine and Principal

Heroine

Heroine noun - The main good female character in a work of fiction.

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Principal and heroine are semantically related In some cases you can use "Principal" instead a noun "Heroine".

Nearby Words: hero, heroin

Principal noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Heroine and principal are semantically related in protagonist topic. Sometimes you can use "Heroine" instead a noun "Principal".

Nearby Words: principle, principally, principality, principe

old	old heroine	old principal
female	female heroine	female principal
actual	actual heroine	actual principal
real	real heroine	real principal
Other adjectives: black, new, former, titular, said, previous.

Decoy Protagonist: Laugesen is introduced as the leader of the labour party, which would make him the principal antagonist of the heroine.

Source: Series / Borgen
Hilariously, besides the heroine and her rival, there's a 3rd character with the magic bra and panties — their principal, a giant burly man.

Source: Underwear of Power
Later, the principal calls the heroine in with proof that the notes were fake; the goldfish, alive and well!

Source: Chekhov's Gag

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