Role
Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
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Stock character and role are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stock character" instead a noun "Role".
Stock character
Role and stock character are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Role" instead a noun phrase "Stock character".
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The White Magician Girl is a Stock Character appearing in Fantasy Literature and Role Playing Games, acting as the party's resident healer, nurturer and source of feminine wisdom.
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These characters will often play the role of either The Ditz (often a Valley Girl) or the Jerk Jock; in fact, the "arrogant, tanned, blond villain" has been a stock character in Professional Wrestling almost from its inception (see below).
Source: Dark-Skinned Blond - The writer's assumption was that they'd hire a bad actor for the part, on account of it being a fairly mechanical Stock Character role.
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