Usually means: Secondary main character in story.
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  1. deuteragonist: Merriam-Webster
  2. deuteragonist: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. deuteragonist: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. deuteragonist: Collins English Dictionary
  5. deuteragonist: Wordnik
  6. deuteragonist: Wiktionary
  7. deuteragonist: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. deuteragonist: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. deuteragonist: Dictionary.com
  10. Deuteragonist: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. deuteragonist: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. deuteragonist: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (deuteragonist)

noun:  (narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
noun:  (historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.

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