male lead

collocation in English

meaningsofmaleandlead

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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lead
noun
uk
/liːd/us
/liːd/
a winning position during a race or other situation where people ...
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(Definition ofmaleandleadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmale lead

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In both bands, amaleleadguitarist or bassist had constructed their musical identity, and female performers took secondary roles.
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Greet's productions differed from past performances in that he cast women in the title role, rather than the traditionalmalelead.
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Slowly he managed to land meatier roles and was featured as amaleleadin a few films.
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In the 1991 sequel (of the 1980 film), themaleleadwas the son of the 1980 couple whose parents had died.
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The problem is that the play does not have amalelead.
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She usually played the sister or rejected fiance of themaleleadbut almost never the female lead.
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The video's plot centers on the protagonist secretively loving themalelead, although he has a girlfriend.
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When he entered as amaleleadhe also began singing at least one song in all his films.
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Biyon is themaleleadin the film.
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Most of his films during this time featured him alongside othermaleleadcharacters.
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He rapidly progresses through the ranks to become themalelead, while simultaneously conducting liaisons with several of the female cast.
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The corresponding term for themalelead(almost always a tenor) is primo uomo.
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The mainmaleleadin the story who attends school in both the normal world and the magic world.
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The second verse shows her singing to themaleleadinterest.
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However, amaleleadwas settled for and the story was written in a romantic-panic comedy style.
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Themaleleadis a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning into a cartoon himself.
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While some critics called him a stereotypicalmaleleadcharacter, his actions across the story led to shocks and praises.
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The selection process for themaleleadwas the longest, and a series of auditions attracted several celebrities.
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