üheplaaniline tegelane, kes esindab mingit sotsiaalset gruppi (pintsaklipslane, kunstnik, laps) või inimtüüpi (introvert, ekstravert, intrigant, kehkenpüks). (Merilai, Saro, Annus 2003: 113)
an archetypal character that shows up again and again in story throughout the ages, fulfilling a universal purpose (such as a mentor character or comic foil to the protagonist) (Austin Community College, 2014).
