person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) · character (in a play, novel etc) · (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting

Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.

Bill is still a legendary figure in this company.

I always liked mysterious characters more.

By turning the page, we can dismiss the characters in a book without fear of hurting their feelings.

When public figures, constrained by their social standing and the pressures of public opinion, face open insults, they can only tolerate and endure them, letting the spit on their face dry by itself.