principal boy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌprincipal ˈboy noun [countable] British EnglishAPT the main male character in a pantomime, usually played by a young woman 〔童话剧中的〕男主角〔通常由年轻女子扮演〕
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principal boy• John heard Cissie Iris, the elder girl, singing a song with the principal boy from the circle during the show.ˌprincipal ˈboy nounChineseSyllable
usually male a character Corpus in pantomime, played the main
principal boy
ˌprincipal ˈboy
noun [countable]
British English the main male character in a pantomime, usually played by a young woman
ˌprincipal ˈboy
noun [countable]British English the main male character in a pantomime, usually played by a young woman